The act of mentioning or identifying a group of individuals who have elected to receive updates from a specific Facebook profile or page within a post or comment. This action would, in theory, notify each follower of the tagged content. However, Facebook’s platform design does not natively support the direct function of identifying all followers within a single tag.
The ability to directly notify an entire following could present advantages for disseminating announcements, promoting events, or initiating discussions. In the early stages of social media, less restrictive notification systems were more commonplace. Over time, platforms have implemented limitations to manage notification volume and prevent potential misuse, such as spam or unwanted attention. Current platform algorithms prioritize user experience, often filtering and customizing content delivery.