facebook - Why would I need FB's "user_status" permission if I have already been granted "user_posts"? -


in facebook api v2.3, "user_posts" sounds superset of "user_status". case? why ever need "user_status" if have "user_posts"?

user_status

provides access person's statuses. these posts on facebook don't include links, videos or photos.

user_posts

provides access posts on person's timeline. includes own posts, posts tagged in, , posts other people make on timeline.

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/permissions/v2.3#reference-user_status https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/permissions/v2.3#reference-user_posts

here example of when need or prefer integrating user_status permission on user_posts permission...

lets want run sentiment analysis on facebook user... if scan/analyze user_posts not sentiment unique user, sentiment of entire conversation, since user_posts includes posts user's fb friends. if facebook offered user_posts , wanted sentiment user, have invest lot of time , money developing cleansing script filter out noise, including posts user's fb friends. luckily, facebook intuitively made easy developers in situation, opening user_status permission... permission, can run sentiment analysis on text unique user only, without having write script filters out noise. because of such, user sentiment instead of conversation sentiment. depends on use case.

hope helps!


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