[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Well, they say that the reason is because there are many things - important things - that people won't discuss with their name and personal details on display... Such as victims of abuse, addiction, being the family member of an addict, etc. or even things like people making music or creative writing - who want to share and get feedback but are too embarrassed to do it openly incase people "laugh at them". And for those sorts of things, I can see how it could work. I also don't see how trolling could occur with the way it's described, as groups seem to be invite only so not many should get through, and presumably anyone who does turn out to be a "troll" can be kicked.

What does worry me though, is that it clearly can't be monitored 100% and will rely on people in the groups themselves reporting dodgy activity. Which with it being invite only, is unlikely. Makes me wonder if it might end up being used for dodgier things like "girlfriend porn" sharing, drugs, trading / offloading stolen goods, things like that.

It's unlikely to be used by "paedophile rings" as those are pretty well established on the dark Web with much stronger anonymity. The way the FB thing will work, I would imagine, is that it's still tied to your real account but you make a username specifically for each group and people in the group only see that. I doubt you'll be able to sign up for fully anonymous accounts. Well, no more than you can already, by creating a fake profile.

This issue can be addressed by using a fake profile though surely, then you really are anon aren't you?
I didn't say anything about 'pedophile rings' I said grooming, scenarios such as kids being added and chatted to posing as another child, asking for pictures and blackmailing the child if they don't comply.