There are no distributed groups in sharepoint.. ?

Why does SharePoint online don't support distributed groups ?
suppose if I want to add a comment/post to the newsfeeds on SharePoint to a particular group then it is not possible ..Is there any other way to post a comment to a group of users ?

here is the difference:
Distribution group A group that is used only for e-mail distribution and that is not security-enabled. Distribution groups cannot be listed in discretionary
access control lists (DACLs), which are used to define permissions on resources and objects.
Security group A group that can be listed in DACLs. A security group can also be used as an e-mail entity.
Read this technet will explain in detail: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261972(v=office.15).aspx
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