Women say private Facebook groups where they can share details about abusive and toxic men they have dated help protect themselves and others, but lawyers caution the posts might expose them to legal risk.
Local Facebook groups called “Are we dating the same guy?” are popping up in communities across North America for women to post about men, and vice versa.
Some, including in Toronto and Mississauga, have tens of thousands of members. A group in the Ottawa area has more than 15,000 members.
Earlier this year Alicia Mercer, 37, started a group in the small Ottawa Valley town of Petawawa, which is also
