Facebook enables private groups to switch to public mode

Facebook Group admins are gaining the option to switch group visibility from private to public

If you are in a Facebook Group which is private, you might want to keep an eye on things. Meta has just announced that Group administrators will be getting a new option that will enable them to change their group from private to public. While Meta is promoting this as a way for group admins to “grow their communities”, there will be obvious privacy concerns for people who joined particular groups precisely because they were private. Meta believe…

Facebook Adds Option for Private Groups to Go Public While Keeping Past Posts Hidden

Facebook is rolling out a change that allows group administrators to switch their communities from private to public, introducing new flexibility for growth while preserving the privacy of earlier discussions and member data. The update gives admins more control over how they manage and expand their groups. Until now, a group’s privacy setting was fixed once chosen, which often limited its reach. With the new system, an admin can open up a priva…

Facebook enables private groups to switch to public mode

Meta has announced a new update to Facebook that allows administrators of private groups to change their group’s privacy setting to public. The company said the feature is designed to help community managers expand their reach and make it easier for people to discover and join discussions while maintaining privacy protections for existing members. According to the company, admins can now switch their group’s privacy setting directly from the gro…