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LeftInTX

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35. I would much rather watch a YouTube video than a FB book video!

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 11:46 PM

Jan 2025

Sign up with a YouTube account and you can save your favorite videos.

FB videos have buffering issues and it's hard to pause and restart them etc.

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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 2025 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author onecaliberal Jan 2025 #1

I'm torn by this Nittersing Jan 2025 #2

Have you tried YouTube ??? SamKnause Jan 2025 #5

agree!! I learned to crochet again after nearly 50 years with YouTube videos now I am making blankets yellowdogintexas Jan 2025 #7

And I have saved $ with You Tube videos on basic repair videos Attilatheblond Jan 2025 #12

YouTube is good for finding unboxing videos, too, to help with setting up and using new purchases. highplainsdem Jan 2025 #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 2025 #17

Yeah, especially when the manuals are not going into any detail. Crowman2009 Jan 2025 #34

Oh yeah! I suspect most of the FB posts I look at link to YouTube videos Nittersing Jan 2025 #11

I would much rather watch a YouTube video than a FB book video! LeftInTX Jan 2025 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author LauraInLA Jan 2025 #28

plenty of watercolor teachers on YouTube, for what it's worth eShirl Jan 2025 #8

TechnoFascism (R) BoRaGard Jan 2025 #3

Only post here..... Lovie777 Jan 2025 #4

I only post here, YouTube music videos, YouTube Atheist videos, and Larry Bird videos. SamKnause Jan 2025 #6

Great for keeping in touch with friends, especially the far away friends, and local activities Attilatheblond Jan 2025 #13

Really the only reason I'm on FB is to insult the Magats... Trueblue Texan Jan 2025 #39

I only do YouTube and Facebook ItsjustMe Jan 2025 #9

I have a lot of connections with distant relatives that I enjoy Iris Jan 2025 #15

My Instagram is cancelled, did Facebook last week, then it's Twitch. Crowman2009 Jan 2025 #10

I have always hated Facebook Farmer-Rick Jan 2025 #16

I signed up with Bluesky but... S/V Loner Jan 2025 #18

I feel the same way but it's because . . . . h2ebits Jan 2025 #22

I use Facebook to keep up with my home town. LisaM Jan 2025 #33

Meta's latest announcement that they will no longer do fact checking makes it official dlk Jan 2025 #19

Your so correct... Flash953 Jan 2025 #21

You can stop that. You can click "Hide" & "Block on posts from who/whatever," & thereby TRAIN your newsfeed algorithm. ancianita Jan 2025 #29

yup Skittles Jan 2025 #37

Following this thread. love_katz Jan 2025 #20

I follow him on Bluesky and recently subscribed to his Democracy Docket - TBF Jan 2025 #23

Friends I've said it before erodriguez Jan 2025 #24

And maybe people should discover how to dial a friend! DaBronx Jan 2025 #26

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

This message was self-deleted by its author LauraInLA Jan 2025 #27

After I grab pics and some discussions from my page, slightlv Jan 2025 #30

So Good on Marc Elias.. Walks the WALK!! Cha Jan 2025 #31

Good for him, but that's one platform I cannot leave Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #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 2025 #36

Facebook is tough for me to leave. summer_in_TX Jan 2025 #38