These days some video sharing websites come up with new way of marketing their website. Earlier we have to advertise our website to get new visitors. But now some video sharing website are uploading videos targeting peoples who have curiosity of watching violence videos or sensitive videos. They locked the viewers without play button. If they want to watch the video, they have to share that video first on their Facebook account, then only it allows them to watch the video after verifying the share.
Idea is, they are using us to reach many people by forcing us to share the videos to watch them. It is like 'Complete the survey or enter the mobile number' to access the website or its content. We can say this is a modified version of it.
Is it harmful to your Facebook account? No they don't harm your Facebook account but they use your Facebook account to reach your friends. It is like you are inviting your friends to lock themselves inside this trap willingly....
We can't do anything to stop you or your friend from watching those videos. Curiosity is curiosity. Nothing can stop it. But you can use the Privacy setting of Facebook post to limit it only to you. So, only you can see the share video post on your Facebook profile. Their requirement (Sharing the video) is fulfilled, so their system will allows you to watch the video, but at the same time no of you friend will see that video post, so they will not get trapped.
You can delete that shared video post after watching that video from you Facebook account.
Always keep this in mind. Check privacy setting when you are sharing the posts like this, or running apps similar to it. Always set it to only me.
Idea is, they are using us to reach many people by forcing us to share the videos to watch them. It is like 'Complete the survey or enter the mobile number' to access the website or its content. We can say this is a modified version of it.
Is it harmful to your Facebook account? No they don't harm your Facebook account but they use your Facebook account to reach your friends. It is like you are inviting your friends to lock themselves inside this trap willingly....
We can't do anything to stop you or your friend from watching those videos. Curiosity is curiosity. Nothing can stop it. But you can use the Privacy setting of Facebook post to limit it only to you. So, only you can see the share video post on your Facebook profile. Their requirement (Sharing the video) is fulfilled, so their system will allows you to watch the video, but at the same time no of you friend will see that video post, so they will not get trapped.
You can delete that shared video post after watching that video from you Facebook account.
Always keep this in mind. Check privacy setting when you are sharing the posts like this, or running apps similar to it. Always set it to only me.
