Umm we spent a decade doing almost nothing but talking about the good while ignoring the metastasizing cancer that has consumed them and us. Skeptical coverage is good but late. Playing "I don't know details" at this point is weak tea too. #DeleteFacebook washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
In today's #DeleteFacebook #DeleteMeta it seems that their dropping the ball internationally even worse than here also extends into Spanish-language content in the US as well. If you think it's a dumpster fire for English content in the US, then buckle up. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/1…
Instead you'll be able to choose between using a Meta login or a Facebook login? #DeleteFacebook #DeleteMeta arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/10…
Last #DeleteFacebook #DeleteMeta thread for the morning. These people are a bad news buffet aren't they? There is so much money to be made with ethical non-predatory business practices, albeit less than these dystopian ones. It's a shame the almighty $ is all that counts to them.
This! You think Facebook (err Meta) tracks insane amounts of data on your habits now just wait. All those sensors. No platform privacy protections. The same horrible corporate culture. Can you say "dystopian"? #DeleteFacebook #DeleteMeta nytimes.com/2021/10/29/tec…
Yes, Facebook is deeply concerned that someone other than them is fucking over small businesses. It's a shame it was Apple privacy policies not people deserting the platform that caused their downturn. I wish they'd just evaporate. #DeleteFacebook macrumors.com/2021/10/26/app…
The damage control PR is Facebook crowing they spent $13B on 'safety and security', whatever that means. Going with it though, this year they are spending almost as much on their new VR crap alone. IOW they aren't doing shit about fixing it #DeleteFacebook theverge.com/2021/10/25/227…
Yes I'm sure Zuck is quaking in his boots at the ramifications of this!
What a joke. BTW after renaming will the oversight board just be about one of their many dysfunctional products that are fucking up the world or more broadly useless?
#DeleteFacebook washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
Hey they are finally making big changes at Facebook!...to fix their brand image problem. Whew I was afraid they were just going to try to PR their way out of responsibility for their crap./sarcasm
Can't wait to see what hashtag I'll be using instead of #DeleteFacebook
Friendica is a decentralized open-source social network which federates with many other social networks including diaspora*, Hubzilla, and the Fediverse of social networks. It can mirror too with Twitter and IFTTT, or export posts to Discourse, libertree, Tumblr, Wordpress and e-mail.
It is a good candidate for being an alternative to Facebook, and you can either join a public server, or self-host your own instance.
In this video I give an overview of Friendica's functionality and features, a comparison with Hubzilla, a look at it's interface, and a tour through the settings menu. I also make the case for it being a cleaner way to use Twitter.
Watch 
Friendica - A Decentralized Federated Open-Source Social Network That You Can Self-Host
by Danie van der Merwe on YouTube
#technology #opensource #friendica #decentralized #selfhosted #alternativeto #deletefacebook
I can't help but cringe at them talking about how open & interoperable *their* "metaverse" will be while they work/fund the exact opposite on the internet. If they have their way they'll own monopoly control of it too. Don't buy their BS #DeleteFacebook about.fb.com/news/2021/10/c…
Since Facebook has such a great record on privacy and making sure their AI doesn’t lead to fucked emergent effects online and in the real world I’m sure this is a great idea! /sarcasm #DeleteFacebook
An interesting blog post below about someone being "forced off" Facebook (a centralised monolithic platform) and discovering the Fediverse of different social networks, all connected together by the ActivityPub protocol. Nothing even stops you self-hosting your own social network node and managing that yourself for family or friends.
Not only do the decentralised nodes of one social network all interconnect, but so do completely different social network platforms. So Mastodon connects with PixelFed, which connects with Bookwyrm, Friendica, Hubzilla, PeerTube, and more, and so it goes on.
My introduction to the Fediverse
#technology #activitypub #fediverse #deletefacebook #socialnetworks
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At one point, someone erroneously tweeted that Facebook was gone for good. This made Hank Green wonder what the world would be like if Facebook had actually permanently disappeared on Monday.
See https://youtu.be/EJtNmd1kV44
#technology #deletefacebook #socialmedia
https://gadgeteer.co.za/would-world-be-better-place-if-facebook-disappeared-forever
Actually turns out they banned the dev of "Unfollow Everything" (see previous post). Again not "delete everything" just tame the Facebook timeline by unfollowing. He lost 15 years of data/pictures/memories in an instant. So yeah, get your data out and #deletefacebook
Today in #DeleteFacebook: Person creates a browser plugin that unfollows (not unfriends/remove from groups/bulk deletes data) everything on Facebook. Thousands use and enjoy it but Facebook threatens lawsuit and the existence of their 15 year old account. slate.com/technology/202…
