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Helen writes:

This may not be a new thing but I have only noticed it in the last few days. When trying to look at a public page on Facebook, without being logged into Facebook, a black screen (above) slowly moves up the page as you scroll down the page resulting in the page being blacked out. So now you can’t look at public pages on Facebook unless you’re logged in?

Anyone?

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17 thoughts on “Ask A Broadsheet Reader”

Anomanomanom December 16, 2015 at 11:17 am

It’s just Facebook trolling you with black face.

Clampers Outside! December 16, 2015 at 11:24 am

I always thought you had to log in to view any page of FB….. news ta me, if that’s not the case

David December 16, 2015 at 11:55 am

CO, I’m not on Facebook but I’ve viewed some pages – not sure what the restrictions are really, maybe you can restrict them from ‘inside’. Oh, and another thing, I don’t really care.

Jimmee December 16, 2015 at 11:28 am

When I read Helen’s comment, this popped up: http://38.media.tumblr.com/1dfca2c3f356f2cae828cd5ec38a5088/tumblr_nm60n4PIqB1qb5gkjo1_400.gif

frank December 16, 2015 at 11:36 am

fb is to be avoided at all times.

scottser December 16, 2015 at 11:49 am

tis the work of the divil..
1. meadowlark December 16, 2015 at 12:02 pm
  
  Let’s burn it!

St. John Smythe December 16, 2015 at 12:09 pm

Pinterest do this exact thing too

mike December 16, 2015 at 12:36 pm

I think there was some privacy-related court case reported in recent weeks where someone obtained a ruling that Facebook should not show pages to non-facebook users. So it may be new facebook behaviour. I have often been able to view facebook pages (and profiles without privacy settings) without being logged in.

Bruncvik December 16, 2015 at 12:47 pm

I use uBlock Origin, a browser extension. Went to the Facebook page in question, waited for the obfuscation screen to load, right-clicked and selected “Block element”. Since then, I didn’t get that overlay anymore.

Disasta December 16, 2015 at 1:07 pm

“Facebook is for bellends.”

The above statement is fact.

scottser December 16, 2015 at 2:25 pm

when the machines take over, the matrix will be made up of all the data facebook has collected over the years.
1. Disasta December 16, 2015 at 3:29 pm
  
  Ye and they’ll make a crap version of the people who are not on it because of incomplete information. Probably should get myself on facebook.
  1. meadowlark December 16, 2015 at 4:13 pm
    
    Have you seen Black Mirror?
  2. scottser December 16, 2015 at 5:10 pm
    
    i never thought of that. my ‘reality’ will be here and adverts.ie.
    oh dear..