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Farmer-Rick

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16. I have always hated Facebook

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 09:57 AM

Jan 7

Don't understand why anyone wasted sooooo much time on it. It really annoyed me when they filled up my email with alerts even though I turned off that feature seven times. It never helped in any relationships and merely kept acquaintance up to date on my life, which felt kind of creepy.

Every privacy feature on Facebook would require resetting about every couple of months. It was just a huge time sink with very little reward.

Any of the best features of Facebook are duplicated on less work intensive platforms from videos, hobbies, messages, sales, politics and community groups. And they don't sell your privacy data to Russian and Pedo Trump agents.

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Marc Elias (Democracy Docket) will be leaving Meta (FB, Instagram, Threads) by the end of the week [View all] highplainsdem Jan 7 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author onecaliberal Jan 7 #1

I'm torn by this Nittersing Jan 7 #2

Have you tried YouTube ??? SamKnause Jan 7 #5

agree!! I learned to crochet again after nearly 50 years with YouTube videos now I am making blankets yellowdogintexas Jan 7 #7

And I have saved $ with You Tube videos on basic repair videos Attilatheblond Jan 7 #12

YouTube is good for finding unboxing videos, too, to help with setting up and using new purchases. highplainsdem Jan 7 #14

One of the most helpful videos I found was made by the owner of several appliance repair shops on the Shark vacuums Attilatheblond Jan 7 #17

Yeah, especially when the manuals are not going into any detail. Crowman2009 Jan 7 #34

Oh yeah! I suspect most of the FB posts I look at link to YouTube videos Nittersing Jan 7 #11

I would much rather watch a YouTube video than a FB book video! LeftInTX Jan 7 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author LauraInLA Jan 7 #28

plenty of watercolor teachers on YouTube, for what it's worth eShirl Jan 7 #8

TechnoFascism (R) BoRaGard Jan 7 #3

Only post here..... Lovie777 Jan 7 #4

I only post here, YouTube music videos, YouTube Atheist videos, and Larry Bird videos. SamKnause Jan 7 #6

Great for keeping in touch with friends, especially the far away friends, and local activities Attilatheblond Jan 7 #13

Really the only reason I'm on FB is to insult the Magats... Trueblue Texan Jan 8 #39

I only do YouTube and Facebook ItsjustMe Jan 7 #9

I have a lot of connections with distant relatives that I enjoy Iris Jan 7 #15

My Instagram is cancelled, did Facebook last week, then it's Twitch. Crowman2009 Jan 7 #10

I have always hated Facebook Farmer-Rick Jan 7 #16

I signed up with Bluesky but... S/V Loner Jan 7 #18

I feel the same way but it's because . . . . h2ebits Jan 7 #22

I use Facebook to keep up with my home town. LisaM Jan 7 #33

Meta's latest announcement that they will no longer do fact checking makes it official dlk Jan 7 #19

Your so correct... Flash953 Jan 7 #21

You can stop that. You can click "Hide" & "Block on posts from who/whatever," & thereby TRAIN your newsfeed algorithm. ancianita Jan 7 #29

yup Skittles Jan 7 #37

Following this thread. love_katz Jan 7 #20

I follow him on Bluesky and recently subscribed to his Democracy Docket - TBF Jan 7 #23

Friends I've said it before erodriguez Jan 7 #24

And maybe people should discover how to dial a friend! DaBronx Jan 7 #26

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/07/meta-facebook-instagram-threads-mark-zuckerberg-remove-fact-checkers- erodriguez Jan 7 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author LauraInLA Jan 7 #27

After I grab pics and some discussions from my page, slightlv Jan 7 #30

So Good on Marc Elias.. Walks the WALK!! Cha Jan 7 #31

Good for him, but that's one platform I cannot leave Blue_Tires Jan 7 #32

Yeah...that and other reasons for me. Our party is very active on FB. Although BlueSky can replace twitter, it can't LeftInTX Jan 7 #36

Facebook is tough for me to leave. summer_in_TX Jan 8 #38