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- The change is part of an ongoing effort to improve group safety, through features like giving admins more moderation tools and members the option to see the group’s history and preview its content before accepting or declining an invitation.
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Aug 14, 2019 · Today, we are updating the names of group privacy levels to public and private to make it easier for you and your members to understand. Admins will also see a new setting where you can control whether your group is visible or hidden from nonmembers in places like search.
Nov 8, 2018 · Moving forward, admins of secret groups with 5,000 members or more can now change their group privacy setting from secret to closed. If you currently admin a secret group, consider using the closed setting if you want non-members to be able to search for and easily discover your group.
Several Facebook groups I have been part of have been changing their privacy settings to secret. I have no clue why. This is clearly a voluntary action and not some automated Facebook thing as the notification names admins who initiated the action to change it to secret as well.
If the privacy level of a group changes, all members of the group receive a notification of the change. You can adjust your privacy settings by visiting settings in ">admin tools. The right privacy setting for your group may depend on the group’s subject matter, goals and culture.
Aug 14, 2019 · Facebook announced that it’s simplifying its group privacy settings, renaming its confusing closed and secret groups in favor of the more straightforward public and private settings, which...
Go to facebook.com/groups and select your group. Click Group settings in the left menu. You might have to click Manage first. Below Set up group, click next to Privacy. Select Private. Follow the prompts. Click Change privacy to confirm.
Aug 14, 2019 · For Facebook Groups, people have historically been able to choose between being public, closed or secret settings for their group. To better match people’s expectations and help provide more clarity, we’re rolling out a new simplified privacy model for Groups — public and private.
