The ugly side of Facebook’s pivot to privacy is starting to show

It’s been four months now since Facebook announced its intention to invest more heavily in private groups and messaging, and recently that effort has gotten a major marketing push.

However, private Facebook groups is also place where bad actors come together. While there have always been online forums where awful people congregate, Facebook’s size and recommendation algorithms change that calculation. Its size enables connections between many people who may not otherwise have met.

Full article: The ugly side of Facebook’s pivot to privacy is starting to show – The Verge