Why does Facebook notify me of a new friend suggestion?

Facebook has an algorithm through which it picks people you might know. Usually it’s based on the people you have added or recently added as friends, sometimes based on your location too.

What does it mean if I have a new friend suggestion?

Friend suggestions can be created by the fact that you have mutual friends, that you share common interests, because you have been looking at someone’s profile but not sending a friend request, or because they have been looking at your profile and not sending a friend request.

How do I know if friend request was rejected?

Go to the Facebook home screen and click on the friends icon in the upper right hand corner. Then hit “Find Friends.” There you will see all of the people waiting for you to accept their friend requests. But, if you hit the tiny “View Sent Requests” button at the top of the page, you can find out who’s rejected you.

Where do friend suggestions come from on Facebook?

Location tracking seems to be the primary source of friend suggestions, previously known as “People You May Know,” among other common factors like phone contacts, mutual friends, and your friend’s list on other social network apps. How do you get a friend’s suggestion on Facebook?

How does Facebook decide who you should add as friends?

Facebook’s official line on this, on their help page, explains that they make selections for your Suggested Friends based on ‘mutual friends, work and education information, networks you’re part of, contacts you’ve imported and many other factors’.

Why does Facebook suggests complete strangers as friends?

Facebook then can throw into the calculation the pages you liked, the friends you accepted, the posts you clicked on, liked, and shared, and even your location and other data you’ve given it. The result is that they might suggest complete strangers as possible friends.

Does Facebook look at your email when you join?

No, Facebook is not looking at anyone’s email (outside of messages sent on Facebook itself). Facebook friend suggestions and invitations to join Facebook — whether emailed, or suggestions when signed in to Facebook — are nothing more than what I’d characterize as very educated guesses.