The 'People you may know' feature in facebook

Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites. It’s straightforward and definite mission is to get connected with everyone in the world. Hence, it recommends new people in the ‘People you may know’ feature. You can observe this each time you open its app or website. 

You can clearly see ‘People You May Know feature’ on your home page and find friends page. It even appears on the ad space around your Facebook site. This social networking site assumes that you already know them and suggests that you make friends with them. 

Facebook seems to draw parallels and guesses depending on the broad commonalities between users. It also suggests the people you may know based on the education and work information. It also suggests based on mutual friendship. 

It seems to observe many other factors and recommends some individuals in the ‘People you may know’ feature. Another reason for getting new and strange people in your ‘people you may know’ feature is sharing your phone contacts with Facebook Messenger or Facebook. 

The company uses that information and suggests the contacts as ‘Friends you may know’ feature. This means that if someone adds your number to their list of the contact, then, you can see them in your suggested list of friends. 

You can find the recommendations even if you did not add their number to the own contact list of yours. If you feel uncomfortable seeing someone on the people you may know feature or do not feel like making friends with them then, you can click ‘X’ which is present next to the names.