• CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I wonder if people will finally leave things like xitter and FB. So many people that ARE politically aware are still using those fucking sites, giving all kinds of excuses (but my followers).

    And I’m not just talking about corporate stooges working for the “liberal media”.

  • JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Let’s not forget to blast the assholes responsible for this (the individuals, not the company) as we all leave the crappy platforms so it doesn’t affect us personally.

    Yes the correct answer is don’t be on facebook or anything it owns, but also nobody should be doing this, anywhere. Keep the heat on the bastards.

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      1 month ago

      Also, use a good adblocker to prevent Facebook tracking you as a non-user. Ublock and Privacy Badger are useful.

  • oxjox@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Ugh. And they can do whatever they want. The vast majority of people, even if they care a little, won’t jump ship.

    Social media is looking more like a religion these days.

  • shortrounddev@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Deleted my fb account today. Instagram too. Hadn’t really used it other than to talk to my parents. My mom quit too, so I told my dad we can chat over sms and use other video platforms. Been a Facebook user since 2010, a little sad that the site has degraded so much

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    2 months ago

    Was there a story of people automatically following Biden or Obama when they got sworn in?

    I don’t remember a red tsunami of tears then.

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I rarely use Instagram but am about to delete my account there. Will be ceasing to use Whatsapp too, and hopefully deleting my account. I’m otherwise off of meta products. Only problem I foresee is that when traveling out side the US, everyone tends to want to use Whatsapp

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      2 months ago

      Naw there’s serious momentum for an exit. Most subreddits are banning X links. Anecdotally a lot of people who I would have never expected have reached out to me about Instagram alternatives. We have power here. Let’s not squander it by pretending we don’t.