The has been a lot of misinformation and confusion about the Whole AAWA Facebook group mess.
I believe that the AAWA had good intentions and that many of the mistakes that were made were made by others.
However, the AAWA has to take responsibility for the presence of the group itself. If they set up a group that can be abused and causes harm, then they are partially responsible for the harm that is caused.
It appears that some of the privacy concerns were exaggerated The group is currently secret, but that still means that other members can see who the members are.
That isn't acceptable since some of the members were added without their knowledge or permission.
I doubt there is a practical way to correct the problem at this late date. I don't see a problem if they start a new group that has better security and somehow insures that nobody is being added without their knowledge. It might have to involve manually approving members.
I hate to complain about the AAWA because I still hope they can be effective. However, this is about the worst possible mistake they can make. It effects the entire XJW community and we have a right to complain if their actions cause this kind of harm.
I am more than willing to forgive past mistakes if decisive action is taken to correct an ongoing problem.