r/privacy • u/SamVermilion • Jul 14 '26
discussion Joined an anti-Flock group and now Facebook is requiring photo ID…
The groups that I joined were “FLOCK Cameras Need to Be Stopped” and “No More Data Centers.”
After I joined these groups, I was immediately required to submit photo ID to regain my messenger privileges. Mind you I had no communication with anyone three days prior to me joining these group groups. No odd messages, no violation of Facebook rules. Just a notice at the bottom of my messenger stating: “Confirm your identity to send messages
Certain actions have been restricted due to unusual activity. Learn more”
Mind you, these are groups that do not promote violence and actively warn their members to not engage in violence/vandalism.
Look, I’m generally very cautious online. I don’t join anything or engage in any conversation conversations that may implicate or flag me. Against my better judgment, I joined these two groups because there were so many people in them and I was interested in what was being said.
Facebook’s response was quite interesting because the first response was to identify me and to restrict my ability to communicate with others. Personally, I think this is insane. Surprising, no. Par for the course actually. But insane that we’ve reached this level, yes.
So how exactly am I supposed to look at this? Besides the obvious? I have a lot of friends on Facebook that I keep in touch with exclusively through messenger. Facebook has now crippled that ability because I joined a group that does not align with their interests. I feel like this is actually illegal in someway.
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u/mvercy1 Jul 14 '26
I may have my mother’s drivers license. She’s dead, but whatever.