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My Facebook account has been deactivated, but I am still on Messenger. It is referred to as a Deactivated Except Messenger Account (DEMA)

I recently received a notification that I had been added to a group chat by someone I didn't recognise or have added.

The chat contained inappropriate content and I am surprised that someone can add me to their chat without my approval.

Upon opening the notification I had two options, "delete" and "leave", both of which appear to do the same thing.

There does not seem to be an option in the app to block people I have never met from adding me to group chats.

Is there something I'm missing?

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  • Please review the following Facebook Messenger help article and edit your question to advise if it addressed your needs and if not, why not: Control who can send messages to your Messenger Chats list Commented Jun 5, 2024 at 2:14
  • This article does not answer my question as it does not concern itself with group chats. Commented Jun 5, 2024 at 14:47
  • Did you review the settings to see if there was a restriction that was unset? Image_1 Image_2 Image_3 Commented Jun 5, 2024 at 14:57
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    I've changed "Others on Messenger and Facebook" to "don't receive requests". I suppose it's possible the message I received, since my options were "delete" and "leave", may technically have been viewed as a request and not a full-on chat join. I'll keep the thread updated. Commented Jun 7, 2024 at 8:56
  • Sounds good. Also note that "People with your phone number" is a low bar since nothing stops a stranger from having your phone number from a list or randomly generated. Commented Jun 7, 2024 at 20:47

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