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S/V Loner

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18. I signed up with Bluesky but...

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 10:39 AM

Jan 7

leaving Facebook would be a problem. All my friends, who live all over the country, are there and that is where we socialize and I get to rant to the choir. It would be hard to drop that. The real problem though is I am a wildlife photographer and I have a wildlife page with a few thousand followers that look forward to my photos every day. Maybe I could get them to follow me if I set up a separate photography page on Bluesky if that is allowed. I don't like FB but I feel I am caught in its grip.
I'll just have to figure it out and make a change.

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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