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hannamaren
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Sept 27, 2012 20:45:01 GMT -5
Is this true?
On timeline your old private messages are showing up?
There was an article on CbC news (real news channel in Canada) but I am still wondering if it is a nonsense thing.
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Sept 27, 2012 20:45:54 GMT -5
someone said snopes said it's fake.
i looked at my timeline and didn't see any.
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Post by SJ on
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I double checked this, but the ones that were listed on my timeline were public wall posts NOT private messages.
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Post by jr009j on
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facebook told CNN that this is false:
www.cnn.com/2012/09/25/tech/social-media/facebook-private-messages/index.html?c=social%20media
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Yeah, mine weren't there.
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Post by raangoli on
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It's false. With the timeline, people can more easily get to your old wall posts, but not your private messages.
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My PMs were there from 2010 & 2011.
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