What Happened To Facebook's Spam Filter On Timeline

After you upgrade a page to timeline, it might look like the spam filter has changed, when in fact it has simply relocated -- or rather, posts flagged as spam are aggregated in the same place rather than strewn all over the wall.

Alas, not all of the algorithms Facebook has created are equally effective: spam detection is still a moving target.

Facebook pages without timeline have spam detection woven into conversations on the wall; the page hides posts from public view and displays them only to the admins in grey boxes.

After you upgrade a page to timeline, it might look like the spam filter has changed, when in fact it has simply relocated — or rather, posts flagged as spam are aggregated in the same place rather than strewn all over the wall.

Facebook puts all your spam in one place under your admin panel.

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