Rentboy and Facebook

[Doe Be Doe]

Some of you may recall that, not too long ago, I discovered the Rentboy page on my "likes" on Facebook. I do not recall liking it and not 100% sure how it got there. It really unnerved me, however, to the point of not visiting Rentboy since save for once or twice.

 

To ensure that this does not happen again I log out of Facebook after every visit. Is this enough? Would it be better to create a separate user profile for my Windows Vista computer? That would keep my "real world" and my "rentboy world" separate, right?

 

Thanks.

[rvwnsd]

My guess is you unintentionally clicked a "Like" link while logged into Rentboy. You could create a separate user name on your computer, but the minute you forget to switch profiles when switching between this world and your other world (which will happen) the two worlds will again become one. Not knowing your situation it is difficult to provide advice other than to be careful if you wish to live in parallel universes and to learn how to unlike things in Facebook.

[RockHard]

My guess is you unintentionally clicked a "Like" link while logged into Rentboy.

 

That would be my guess, too. And maybe you didn't realize the "Like" links on Rentboy were connected to Facebook. Some sites use a "like" icon for internal "likes."

 

I don't believe that Facebook tracks your cookies, and then after so many visits to a favorite site will automatically add that site to your "like" list. It seems to me users would go ballistic if something like this occurred. But who on earth in his right mind would trust Facebook? I would check my security settings and go over them with a fine-toothed comb.

 

I'm not on Facebook. I'm not a registered Rentboy user (or frequent visitor). I don't invite these problems.

[Phlmuscle]

Just delete it from your likes on Facebook

[Doe Be Doe]

Two of my friends apparently could not stop laughing long enough to call me about it. I thanked them when they did point it out but I did not share the humor.

[rvwnsd]

Two of my friends apparently could not stop laughing long enough to call me about it. I thanked them when they did point it out but I did not share the humor.

 

You will notice we were all very kind.

[jimboivyo]

I don't invite these problems.

 

exactly. if you've got to hide this or got a lot to protect, use your head in the future. the web has a long memory

[geoffk]

This is true, if you have 2 accts (which is against the facebook terms and they will delete you if they discover it) you have to be careful then of what you like and which account you are liking it to.

[shadowcatzxxx]

Very sorry that this happened to you!

 

Another strategy is to use different browsers for Facebook and RB ... and to not ever sign on to FB with the browser you use to access RB. That way if you accidentally click one of those damned "like" buttons, the browser won't be able to log you onto FB and post your error for the world to see.

 

Sorry again ... hope your damage control is working!

[Doe Be Doe]

Thanks for the ideas. I still think it is wrong for Rentboy to have a FB account.

[down_to_business]

Many businesses have facebook pages or presence they did not create. They are called community pages and come with the disclaimer: Community Pages are not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.

 

I don't know if this is the case with the rent boy page.

[+ WilliamM]

A word of warning. I recently deleted one of two double posts on Facebook. When, I logged on to Facebook on my phone both posts were still there.

[adannyboy]

I don't know if this is the case with the rent boy page.

 

No, they run their page and its content. Social media is a powerful tool and companies like rentboy and rentmen are using it to get the word out and expand their web presence.

[jimboivyo]

how is rentboy having a page wrong? they're a business like any other

 

don't persecute rentboy for your own inability to not click on things. if you've got something to hide so you should really be more careful

[rvwnsd]

Thanks for the ideas. I still think it is wrong for Rentboy to have a FB account.

 

Why is it wrong for Rentboy to have a Facebook account?

[+ deej]

Why is it wrong for Rentboy to have a Facebook account?

 

Probably for the same reasons many think it's wrong to have a website that reviews male escorts. The reasoning on these things is usually roughly the same.

[Doe Be Doe]

 

Really? This works? Use Firfox for all purposes other than Rentboy and use IE for Rentboy or vice versa?

[rguer]

Really? This works? Use Firfox for all purposes other than Rentboy and use IE for Rentboy or vice versa?

 

I think it would work better to use a different browser AND a different Facebook userid.

[Nvr2Thick]

Keeping a Facebook page up all the time and remaining logged on creates risk. You could accidentally click a "like" from any page. Many sites are designed with the social media links right next to the links you're most likely to take, to encourage accidental "likes". From my PC I always log off of Facebook when I'm done on the Facebook page. If you're logged on to Facebook your "likes" from other sites will automatically post to your Facebook account and timeline. If you're logged off, whenever you "like" something from another page it will ask you for your Facebook account and password instead.

 

It's tougher from your phone. You should be protected on your iPhone or iPad if you kill the Facebook app when you're done with it, and log off if you're running a browser on your phone. On Android devices it's more complicated. The Facebook app for Droid is a stinking pile of trash. It's hard to kill the app, even with an app-killer app.

 

Facebook would like to fully integrate with all of your Internet activity. Apps like Waze and Spotify will report your every move. Your private activities can become public if you're logged on to Facebook or have a Facebook phone app running.

 

If you're running Google Chrome you're facing a similar, but more subtle risk. Running Chrome while logged on to a Google/Gmail account enables Google to track all of your Internet activity and associate it with your account. It's just a matter of time before government agencies access this information directly in the same manner that they request your email activity -- if it's not already happening.

[Doe Be Doe]

So logging out of Facebook on the home computer and the iphone should protect me from unwanted likes?

[RockHard]

Rentboy sucks.

 

Probably for the same reasons many think it's wrong to have a website that reviews male escorts. The reasoning on these things is usually roughly the same.

 

Well, this logic went right over my head. What does a social media total lack of discretion have to do with strengthening consumer confidence?

 

IMO, Rentboy is a horse's ass for inviting Facebook affiliation. I could offer a thoughtful explanation for my position, but why waste my life talking about a business I abhor. If I were an escort, I WOULD NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH RENTBOY. I truly believe Rentboy has contempt for its customers (simply read their TOS). All they see are dollar signs.

 

Rentboy has its name (and it's powerful). Plus, they have their tenured position. They are using both to laugh all the way to the bank, on the backs of those who advertise there. It's all about greed and money.

[Nvr2Thick]

So logging out of Facebook on the home computer and the iphone should protect me from unwanted likes?

 

It should. Test it out on a benign website. If you're logged in, your "like" should be immediately accepted. When you're logged out, clicking on a like should ask you to log in to Facebook. I test it from time to time. The first time I used Facebook from an Android device was an eye opener, so I check out the iPhone app from time to time to make sure they haven't produced an update that keeps it active in the background. On the iPhone you have to press the control button twice to show the tray of active apps, hold down one of the app icons to make the minus signs appear on the icons, and then kill Facebook. You may have to scroll left or right if you have a lot of active apps.

[Zapped]

It should. Test it out on a benign website. If you're logged in, your "like" should be immediately accepted. When you're logged out, clicking on a like should ask you to log in to Facebook. I test it from time to time. The first time I used Facebook from an Android device was an eye opener, so I check out the iPhone app from time to time to make sure they haven't produced an update that keeps it active in the background. On the iPhone you have to press the control button twice to show the tray of active apps, hold down one of the app icons to make the minus signs appear on the icons, and then kill Facebook. You may have to scroll left or right if you have a lot of active apps.

 

On an iPhone, even if you close the app as described above (quite well) you are still logged in--so if the app is reopened, you are logged in. I don't think that "liking" something in another app or browser will communicate with the FB app, but just in case . . . you never know what will be in the next update.

[+ deej]

Well, this logic went right over my head.

 

Clearly.

 

You're so busy demanding limits on how a business (rentboy.com) supports its paying customers' (escorts') social media activities, you miss the fact that YOUR limits would impact Sears, Ford, GM, Toyota, IBM, and every other business that supports its paying customers' social media activities.

 

Clutch those pearls, Mabel! Clench that sphincter! Get your spinster on!

[RockHard]

You're so busy demanding limits on how a business (rentboy.com) supports its paying customers' (escorts') social media activities, you miss the fact that YOUR limits would impact Sears, Ford, GM, Toyota, IBM, and every other business that supports its paying customers' social media activities.

 

Say what? I have no idea what you're talking about, and nor do I care.