[maxton]

I wouldn't be surprised if this is due to FOSTA/SESTA legislation

[kennywinker]

Facebook's own dating app can be used for sex work, so that passes the "fake justification" test, but not the "real reason" test.

[oarabbus_]

Citation needed

[sneak]

All dating apps can be used for sex work.

[oarabbus_]

And all messaging tools can be used for assassinations.

What specifically about FB Dating yields itself to sex work? That seemed to be the implication by the person I responded to.

[bathtub365]

It sounded more like they were saying that the same argument could be made for FB Dating as it could for hookup sites so the argument is invalid.

[kennywinker]

Have you used a dating app before? They all have their fair share of sex work (porn, sugar daddy, escorting). I’m not saying there is anything about fb’s app that promotes sex work - but if it’s a dating app it will have that as part of it.

[oarabbus_]

Have you used a messenger app before? They all have their fair share of drug trafficking and assassination coordination.