One of the options offered in the Facebook Relationship Status field is “Open Relationship”, but the group considers it “Restricted” (Photo: Unsplash).

The Polyamor Advocacy Group wants Facebook to allow users to include multiple romantic partners on their profile.

In an open letter last week, Polyamory and the Organization for Ethical Non-Monogamy (OPEN) are high-tech that Facebook’s current relationship status feature has been “excluded” from those who engage in Ethical Non-Monogamy, telling him I said to the giant.

“By limiting a user’s (and tagged partner’s) relationship status to one profile, people who are not monogamous are arbitrarily prohibited from expressing the full range of links in the Facebook app.” The letter says.

Currently, Facebook can indicate that a user is “open”, but the group considers it “restricted”.

The letter states that Facebook does not limit the number of “family members” that can be displayed on a user’s profile, so users must be able to “specify all romantic and intimate partners without restriction.”

Two men and three women holding hands at the table signify a polyamory or love triangle.

The Polyamor Advocacy Group calls on Facebook to allow users to list multiple romantic partners on their profile (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto).

“By increasing awareness of non-monogamous relationships in the Facebook app, Meta will enhance users’ ability to better express themselves on their profile,” said Tom Allison, director of the Facebook app.

Ethical non-monogamy, also known as consensual non-monogamy, is a term that includes the practice of different relationships, including multiple partners, all participants with full knowledge and consent. ..

In the United States, 4-5% of adults now use some form of ethical non-monogamy, and one in five adults agrees to not being monogamous at some point in their lives. We have a systematic relationship.

According to Felt Data, an ethical dating app, the number of users reporting ethical sexual and non-monogamous terms has increased by 140% in the UK. 2021.

The researchers say that 43% of NME practitioners are discriminated against and note that they can reduce stigma.
Actions that include “ensuring awareness of relationship options.”

This year, Facebook’s daily active users dropped for the first time in 18 years, indicating that it may have been discontinued.