Thursday Toon Roundup 2 - F Fbook

[n2doc]

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[eleny]

1. A couple of these gave me the chills

The Facebook Community of open faces, omg. And the illustration of Putin showed him so well as his skeevy, evil self.

[backtoblue]

12. Me too

[malaise]

2. Great toons

Rec

[Quemado]

3. I deleted my account two days ago, and

I am never going back.

[hueymahl]

14. Deleted mine about a month ago

Don't miss it AT ALL.

[BigmanPigman]

4. I love editorial cartoons.

They get right to the point and use one image to speak 1,000 words.

[Pepsidog]

5. The new Evil Empire

[LittleGirl]

7. Wow, those are impressive

And as much as I'd love to delete my account, it's one tool for my 85 yrs old Mother to use to keep in touch with all of her family that are all over the country and sometimes, all over the world. Ouch.

[Plucketeer]

17. That's the rub, isn't it?

I was once a diehard devotee of the "facebook" for folks over 50 - Eons. It was a dream compared to FB. One day - without warning - they just pulled the plug! I'd met people via that media who clung to their Eons community as their ONLY social outlet - I'd made friends with some of them outside of Eons. In fact, a few of us managed to make the "jump" to FB after Eons' lights went out. Some of us are still together some 11 years later. But I worried long about those who'd I'd been friends with on Eons that were now virtual castaways. I KNOW there were many who found themselves without a lifeboat without so much as a hint of forewarning. I honestly feel that it probably drove a good number of members over the "edge" when that happened.

It's easy to pile on with what's going on now, but there really needs to be a publicly owned and operated on-line community offered to anyone who wants to use it. What's going on with FB right now is the perfect example of how privately owned, publicly accessed pseudo-communities can go sour. And even though Eons was a lot less heinous and invasive than what FB has evolved into, it's instant demise is/was an example of what could happen with FB today.

[LittleGirl]

19. Yup

As a former IT administrator, I never played FB games or did the profile questionnaires because my data is probably out there anyway and who has time for that. Oh yes, I do sometimes but I know the risks of the internet and viruses and hoaxes as well. Net Neutrality would have protected us somewhat but now that they got rid of that, we're all sheep.

Sorry to hear about that community. I've never heard of it. I kept off facebook for a long time but then caved and made a profile for my mother. She really likes keeping in touch with her kids, her grand kids and her great grands too. There is only one sibling and a few cousins that live in my home town and we're all over the continent now. She loves reconnecting with friends she knows in Tennessee from the 80s when she lived there.

Since I lived abroad, it was a great way to share photos with her too. I doubt I could ever live abroad before the internet because of the delay and expense of phone calls. The internet is amazing in that I can speak to my spouse in Europe daily, on time, in real time. A wonderful invention that is now a "need" rather than a want. It's too bad that some folks want and do exploit it.

[Plucketeer]

22. It used to be death and taxes

were the certainties of life. Of course, the GOP is proving that - taxes? - not so much. I'd like to change those inescapable destinies to : Death and being swindled. In the rare event that someone invents some new thing that has the potential to be a boon to every human on earth - you can be DAMNED SURE someone will find a way to twist it into a way to fleece others!

[FakeNoose]

23. If I could make a suggestion....

Your Mom and family are probably safe on Facebook as long as they aren't taken in by the worthless political crap/fake news that was always showing up on there.

I think it was the people who were forwarding the same rightwing junk back and forth to each other, that's who the bots were going after. Those people were/are in a bubble all their own, and they are what drove this because they were so easily manipulated.

I'm guessing that your family is smart enough to avoid the political nonsense. And of course the privacy settings are your friend. Facebook has some wonderful features as you say, but certain groups abused it and ruined it.

[LittleGirl]

28. Mom, brother and I are the liberal ones

and we promised not to share political crap on facebook for my Mother's sanity. Our family is deeply divided politically. My other brother didn't speak to my Mom after 2012 for 4 yrs until Obama was gone. Seriously, it was that bad.

[PatSeg]

26. Yes

My Facebook account is to keep in touch with family and very close friends. I do not click on ads, take quizzes, or read the news there. I come here for news and politics. I also have a page there where I post my colorized historical photos.

I think someone can use Facebook safely, it just has to be a conscious effort.

[LittleGirl]

35. Totally agree with that.

With my IT background, I am very careful what I post.

[PatSeg]

37. And I have what I'd

consider a certain healthy paranoia when it comes to using computers. I watched the hell a relative went to when she was cyber-stalked by an ex. To this day, we are both hyper vigilant online, especially Facebook.

[LittleGirl]

38. that is downright scary. be careful out there. eom

[PatSeg]

39. Its been over ten years

but I still keep an eye out. He went to jail for a year because of it, he was that obsessive. I make it a point to know where he is. The paranoia doesn't go away.

[LittleGirl]

40. I would imagine it never goes away indeed.

yikes. Hugs. be safe out there.

[PatSeg]

41. Thanks!

At least we feel in control now, just always cautious.

[steventh]

8. wow thanks doc

Zuckerberg has lots of 'splaining to do. Glad I don't go on Facebook. Sounds like another swamp that needs to be drained.

[StarzGuy]

9. I suspended my FarceBook account last night.

And, I feel good about it. Not sure if I will ever go back. Maybe, maybe not we'll see how things unfold in the upcoming mid term elections.

[erronis]

21. You don't need to "go back to fb." It will follow you wherever you go. Along with LinkedIn, etc.

[Lars39]

10. Deservably brutal

[poboy2]

11. These are all fantastic. -nt

[backtoblue]

13. Great compilation n2doc

Some of the toons are damn scary

[bucolic_frolic]

15. Brutal

Rare to see a corporation so vilified

Must be the unpatriotic behavior

[Fritz Walter]

16. Almost ready to tell FB to F-off

In 2014, I saw a notice about stepping away from FB for 90 days. To prove that I could do it, I unplugged from them, and managed to survive. Sure, I missed hearing from family and friends. But it was worth it.

Perhaps it’s time to revisit that option. This time, there’s an equally important reason: hit them where it hurts. Get their attention and tell them that we might come back after they make the place safer and more secure. The drop in their stock prices will not last. Too many opportunistic investors out there, waiting for the right price. A long-term drop in viewers... that might work.

[Hekate]

18. Kicktoons!

[Pluvious]

20. Rest of the toons

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210394689

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210394700

[tblue37]

24. Zuckerberg was floating the idea of running for president. This should put a stop to

those creepy fantasies.

[Gothmog]

25. Thank you for the Cartoons

[PatSeg]

27. Finally, Facebook's time in the barrel

Long overdue. I'm still surprised that no one is talking about Facebook's use of Kaspersky Labs until very recently. I would think that would be a big story.

[poboy2]

29. That needs to be an OP- very interesting. -nt

[PatSeg]

30. I tried awhile back

before Facebook stopped using Kaspersky. I was one of many Facebook users who got blocked from their account and couldn't get back in unless I allow Kaspersky to "scan" my computer for viruses. I wonder how many computers Kaspersky got access to with that nasty little trick. I refused of course and after several days I was able to get some customer support from Facebook. Shortly after that, Facebook broke off with Kaspersky, November of last year I think.

This was months after the FBI had advised companies to discontinue using the security software and all government agencies were banned from using it.

Richard Engel did an excellent expose on Eugene Kaspersky last year. Kaspersky was ex KGB, once KGB, always KGB.

[poboy2]

32. Yes, I remember the Richard Engel special. During Rachel's usual spot I think. -nt

[PatSeg]

33. I love Engel's specials

He often covers ground that no one else is.

I am trying to imagine how many computers in the U.S. have been infiltrated by Kaspersky, as the security software was a big seller for many years. Russians are patient and persistent. It could be years before we have any idea what all they have done.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

31. Thanks for doing this Doc

[countryjake]

34. Glad to see FaceBook finally exposed for what it's always been!

Great 'toons!

But feeling nothing but grief for all the innocent people who've fallen for its lure.

[dalton99a]

36. Long overdue.