Do Facebook suggestions go both ways?

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Do Facebook suggestions go both ways?

No, friend suggestions are asymmetric. Facebook suggests user B as a friend to user A, because it thinks that user A is interested in user B.

Why do I get weird friend suggestions on Facebook?

Most friend suggestions are based on having friends in common. If you see a suggestion with no mutual friends, keep in mind that some people have their friends list set to private. This means that some suggestions who are friends of friends may not show the friends you have in common.

Are suggested friends people who have looked you up?

Through my own and others experiences, the list of suggested friends shows that people who have viewed your profile show up there. Though it won’t show everyone, and not everyone really has viewed your profile, our experiences have been pretty creepy and sometimes alarming.

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Can you tell when someone searches for you on Facebook?

No, Facebook doesn’t let people track who views their profile. Third-party apps also can’t provide this functionality. If you come across an app that claims to offer this ability, please report the app.

Can I see who is looking at my Facebook?

How does Facebook decide which members to recommend?

The most obvious explanation is that the platform’s suggestions are informed by robust “link prediction” and modelling of its expansive social graph. In-house analysis of its friend graph in February found just 3.57 degrees separating its 16 billion members.

How does Facebook’s Suggested friend list work?

In a recent Vice investigation into how this suggested friend list happens, David Liben-Nowell, a computer science professor at Carleton College who studies the structure and evolution of social networks said: ‘My hunch is that [Facebook is] using names you’ve searched for or profiles you’ve viewed to suggest friends to you.

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How many people does Facebook recommend you to know?

There are over 300 people on my own People You May Know – when I delete them all, Facebook then recommends 300 more. While Facebook claims “mutual friends” are the most common reason for recommendations, I’m intrigued about how this works in practice.

What happens if you remove imported contacts from Facebook friends suggestions?

‘If you choose to remove your imported contacts, friend suggestions for you and your friends may become less relevant’. YEAH MATE. THAT’S SORT OF WHAT I WANT COS YOU’RE CREEPING ME THE F OUT. Are Facebook friends suggestions based on other third party apps like Tinder?