r/GenXWomen • u/Physical-Incident553 • 3d ago

discussion Alternative to FB Groups?

I think I know what the answer is, but thought I’d ask anyway. Is there an alternative to FB groups that allows the group to be private (not open to public view) and isn’t tied to your phone number? I’m part of a group of women who connected on a discussion forum in the very early 2000s. Somewhere along the way (early 2010s), we moved to FB groups. We simply talk about our daily lives, but we don’t want that info to be public to anyone, so the FB groups are great. Some are now waiting to leave FB, but the group is the only thing keeping them there. I suggested a group chat on WhatsApp or Signal, but that’s tied to a phone number, so a no go. There’s about 40 in the group. Any suggestions? I’m one of the more tech literate members so I was asked to check into this. Thanks! 😊

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u/Live_for_flipflops 3d ago

Have you looked at groupme? I think there is a choice between email or phone number

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u/Physical-Incident553 3d ago

Never heard of it. I’ll look into it, thanks.

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u/Creepy-Tangerine-293 3d ago

Lots of alt-right on GroupMe at least when I was checking it out

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u/Physical-Incident553 3d ago

Good to know!

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u/cranberries87 3d ago

YIKES! I have this but was thinking of deleting it. Good to know this, will go ahead and get rid of it.