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While it may be difficult to completely remove all facebook products from our lives, we should boycott facebook until after the election. That includes instagram and any other facebook products. Starve their advertizers of users. That's all zuckerberg cares about.
I'm on that! I won't even click on a video if it came from those sites, never got an acct. with them.
msongs
(67,405 posts)marybourg
(12,631 posts)Many others have become addicted, however. Like I am to DU.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Never saw the need for Fb. 👍
Grokenstein
(5,722 posts)...right up to the point, a few weeks ago, that Instagram demanded I sign up just to view posts.
Hopefully Matt Knight, Amy Mebberson, Owl Kitty and Customer Service Wolf can migrate to other outlets someday, 'coz I miss 'em.
malaise
(268,980 posts)I am happy here
jrthin
(4,835 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)I keep instagram as a teaching tool, helping to guide the many new gardeners COVID seeded. I spend nearly an hour live weekly answering questions.
How about TV, which is also responsible for trump. I've not watched any in 10 years. You???
I was questioned here from my lack of posts, AND that I didn't watch TV. Just wanted to say hi to another non-viewer. I cut cable 10 years ago, and discovered I really liked PBS. So if it does come on, last time being January? It's PBS
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)samsingh
(17,596 posts)Maven
(10,533 posts)Delete Facebook - and not just the app, your account.
Then pressure other shareholders to oust him.
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)At least half a dozen threads quoting Facebook quotes at any given time on du.
samsingh
(17,596 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)I get a whole lot of my news through Facebook.
we can do it
(12,184 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)BBC, PBS, DW, Al Jazera, NPR all show up in my news feed, so yeah, I get plenty of news using Facebook as opposed to snide little comments.
we can do it
(12,184 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)I use some of them, but they dont include information from local museums, the botanical garden, governments, park events, symphony, civic groups, hobby groups and such.
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we can do it
(12,184 posts)Remain a part of the problem then.
I get email and txt notifications from every single one of those types youve mentioned.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)And well constructed answer.
rockfordfile
(8,702 posts)Mike Nelson
(9,954 posts)... do not agree. We need a bigger presence on Facebook, Twitter and their ilk. Go to Facebook's DU page and like, share... there are many great sites. Occupy Democrats is a current favorite. If we all leave social media, they will have an advantage.
[link:https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/|
and
[link:https://www.facebook.com/democraticunderground/|
kimbutgar
(21,138 posts)Cheaper!
I really have stopped using Amazon and go to EBay and help regular people, selling stuff.
MichMan
(11,919 posts)we can do it
(12,184 posts)Show people you actually care and share things personally.
Thekaspervote
(32,764 posts)we can do it
(12,184 posts)Cha
(297,196 posts)use mainstream products anyway.
Solly Mack
(90,764 posts)I do.
Dorian Gray
(13,493 posts)owns instagram. What else do they own?
samsingh
(17,596 posts)The Facebook corporate parent owns Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and, yes, the social-media service also named Facebook
Dorian Gray
(13,493 posts)I actually DID know about what's app. Just don't use it.
Never used oculus. But good to know. Taking a break will be refreshing!
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)If Restaurants only use Facebook rather than a website I send them an email telling them that until non Facebook users can read their menus I will not be spending money in their establishment.