Ever heard of a 'Finsta' account?

Remember a few years ago when that congressman demanded that Facebook ban the "Finsta" app? We all got a good laugh at his misunderstanding, but actually Finsta is just a nickname that people give to their alternate Insta account, which they use to talk to their close friends, out of sight of their parents, employer and other non-close friends. Gay people who are not out of the closet sometimes call their account a "Sinsta," which could mean secret insta or sinful insta. Many people from all walks of life create alternate social media accounts for all kinds of reasons. Facebook products are not the best choice for privacy however. Lots of people have been "outed" from whatever part of their lives they were attempting to keep separated due to Facebook suggesting their secret account to their parents, coworkers and others. Facebook uses details like which wifi network people's devices were near to recommend new friends, so if someone goes near the same building as another person, even if they don't connect to the wifi, Facebook can notice the commonality and recommend a connection. For this reason many people keep their Finstas set to "private" and choose not to use a selfie as their profile picture. If people do choose to explore their child enthusiast side with a private social media account, they should be careful not to mention their username on a site like BC, since this would be a prime site for those wanting to infiltrate and dox. Plus imagine if you had a nice little group chat and then one of our resident trolls showed up and started begging for attention like you know who does. As long as the infiltrator isn't a hacker or with law enforcement they probably couldn't do more damage than could be fixed by creating a new group chat with the same people and not inviting them, but it is almost a certainty that at least one or two semi-regular BCers are connected to law enforcement and might be able to use back channels with the social media companies to dox all the members of the group and cause them problems, up to and including getting any children in their life harassed. The same thing could happen when inviting seemingly "like minded people" you see commenting on social media posts in the wild too. A number of BCers, mostly former but a few current, use Facebook, Insta, tiktok, telegram, reddit, email and other methods (including irl meetups) to connect with each other without having to wade through the noncense here. It's nice to be able to talk and even argue at times, but then be able to get over our arguments and agree that we see eye to eye on the important things in life. Our groups are not taking new members (especially not from BC), but you all are encouraged to form your own groups with people who share your values and love of children. It's especially nice to stay connected with people that you meet in real life. Once you have seen someone face to face and met their spouses, partners, young friends, ect, its easier to understand where people are coming from. It is a lot better than the insincere, dishonest, trolling idiocy you are likely to find on BC from day to day. Some even say that our groups are like BC used to be, before this site went to shit. The best thing about having your own groups on your own turf is that you don't have to allow everyone, like BC does. There is a place for ugly discussion sites such as this which are largely ruined by trolls until most of the legitimate people flee, but in the long run BC should only serve as a starting point where people realize that the conversations are happening better elsewhere, and then those capable of forming respectful groups do so, leaving BC for the clueless newbies, awareness spreaders, nasty trolls and elderly incompetents.