Facebook product boycott - start now

[samsingh]

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.

[2naSalit]

1. K&R

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]

2. so is there a boycott of twitter, home of rumors, baloney, and misinformaation? nt

[marybourg]

3. Easy for me. Ive been boycotting them since they went on line.

Many others have become addicted, however. Like I am to DU.

[SheltieLover]

10. Me too!

Never saw the need for Fb. 👍

[Grokenstein]

12. I followed a few webcomics on Instagram

...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]

18. Ditto - same with Twitter

I am happy here

[jrthin]

4. Excellent idea.

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. Quite a conundrum I left FB and Twitter last year.

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???

[Tink41]

13. Hi!

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]

6. He only owns 28% of Facebook, lets get pressure on the other shareholders to oust him.

[samsingh]

7. but a lot of his wealth comes from that 28%

[Maven]

11. People can do both.

Delete Facebook - and not just the app, your account.

Then pressure other shareholders to oust him.

[Tipperary]

8. Will not happen.

At least half a dozen threads quoting Facebook quotes at any given time on du.

[samsingh]

9. It would be temporary

[Sherman A1]

14. Knock yourself out

I get a whole lot of my news through Facebook.

[we can do it]

22. News from fuckerberg😹

[Sherman A1]

24. Sorry to disappoint you, but

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]

25. Have you any clue how many news aggregators are available without supporting a traitor?

[Sherman A1]

26. Yes

I use some of them, but they don’t 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]

27. 🙄

Remain a part of the problem then.

I get email and txt notifications from every single one of those types you’ve mentioned.

[Sherman A1]

28. Well that was a profound

And well constructed answer.

[rockfordfile]

15. Been there. Never used traitorbook

[Mike Nelson]

16. Respectfully...

... 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.

https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/

and

https://www.facebook.com/democraticunderground/

[kimbutgar]

17. If I see something on Facebook, I look on eBay for that item and usually get it a lot

Cheaper!

I really have stopped using Amazon and go to EBay and help regular people, selling stuff.

[MichMan]

20. You realize that the days of ebay being regular people selling stuff went away years ago

[we can do it]

19. Shut it all down. No more stupid excuses.

Show people you actually care and share things personally.

[Thekaspervote]

21. +1000 ...there are lots of ways to stay in touch with f & f without using fb

[we can do it]

23. Yes and easy without giving our democracy away.

[Cha]

29. I can do that.. I never see their Ads.. & I don't

use mainstream products anyway.

[Solly Mack]

30. DU is my only online addiction. It's the only "social media"

I do.

[Dorian Gray]

31. I know FB

owns instagram. What else do they own?

[samsingh]

32. A few additional Properties - see list below

The Facebook corporate parent owns Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and, yes, the social-media service also named Facebook

[Dorian Gray]

33. Ah thanks

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]

34. Hard to boycott what I've never participated with.

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.