[fragmede]

The specific test that did it for me, is that Facebook ran this experiment where they logged users out and then wouldn't let them log them back in despite the correct password, just to toy with them to see how long/hard they would keep trying to login, in order to see how addicted they were to Facebook.

I was in the "B" group, and felt so humiliated at how many times I tried to reset my password to get into Facebook.

[anonomousename]

Is there any evidence of this? Especially for people that use a password manager, this seems incredibly stupid on Facebooks side.

[rjbwork]

Wow. That is insanely user hostile and borderline gaslighting/psychological torture. That is truly one of the most insane experiments I've ever hard of someone running.

[anthonypasq]

i agree, Zuck should be put on trial for violating the Geneva convention because some people couldnt log into facebook.

[strulovich]

Never heard of this one. Any articles about it?

[fragmede]

It was a footnote in the wake of the main psychological experiments facebook ran on its users back in 2014*, which is overshadowing my searches for this particular detail.

* https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/06/28/facebook...

[warkdarrior]

The GP forgot their password, couldn't get back in, and made up a story to mask their shame.

[barrenko]

Others have done it after as well. Hell, it may not have originated at FB.

[andromeduck]

I had this happen to me I think, and another case where half my links/screenshots would randomly get censored. Not just like random blogs/tweets/forums but even to super mainstream stuff like wikipedia/cnn/bbc.

[kuramitropolis]

I still get that sometimes - I think someone left it on for all the Tor nodes in Germany...