A Modest Proposal (RE: Facebook)

[ChicagoRonin]

This is what I suggest given Facebook’s lax policing of disinformation and fake news stories, and tacit and sometimes overt support for the Trump administration and its harmful policies. For maximum effect, it would be best if as many people as possible accomplish this on or before Tuesday, June 30 (the end of quarterly corporate reporting period).

1. Download a copy of all of your Facebook data. This can be accomplished by the following steps.
- Go to Facebook.com/settings.
- Tap “Download a copy of your Facebook data.”
- Tap “Download Archive.”
- It might take a few minutes, but Facebook will alert you when your archive is ready. When it is, click “Download Archive” again, and a zip file will download to your computer.
2. Lodge a complaint with Facebook. Do not try calling any listed corporate numbers or searching for a helpful customer support portal or e-mail address (You won’t find it). Instead, do the following.
- Click on the question mark in the upper right-hand corner.
- Click on “Help Center”.
- Scroll down until you see “Visit Help Community” and click it.
- Click on “Ask a Question” on the right-hand side near the top. List out your complaints and your intent to leave Facebook.
3. Cancel your Facebook account.

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. when I completely left FB and Twitter mid last year, the joy

I experienced persists to this day.


I do need something to do my garden sharing and teaching, so I've gritted my teeth and kept instagram (I go live for 45 min each week from my yard to do demos and answer questions).

[SoonerPride]

2. Facebook is evil. Leaving it will make you happy. Trust me.

The excuses people make about staying in touch with friends is bullshit.

If they are your friends you will still message, text, and zoom together.

If you lose contact with them then they aren't your friends to begin with

[brooklynite]

3. No.

Facebook is what people choose to make of it. I don't engage in, or receive political screeds from Facebook friends.

The better action might be to question why you have "friends" who pass along such material.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. No. Use of it rewards Zuckerasshole.

It's not about how we choose to use it. It is about how it gets misused. It needs to go away.

[Wawannabe]

5. Great point!

I posted this OP last week.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213583448

It is my opinion that one is supporting a right wing run company with an account. The very same people will boycott FucksSnooze advertisers, however, and they may or may not be supporters or even know the ad agency is buying Fox air time.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. yup. it's why we turned tv off 10 years ago. to stop rewarding

misinfo. it's all only about money and ads anyway. better things to do with our lives and time

[MineralMan]

7. Another Modest Proposal

If you don't like Facebook for whatever reason, don't use it. Then, let other people make their own decisions about that social media venue.

Simple, huh?

[ChicagoRonin]

8. It's just a suggestion

I'm not saying everyone has to do it. But a lot of people are voicing concerns about Facebook's corporate practices, and it's just an idea.

It's no different than offering an opinion. You can take it or leave it.

Is that simple enough for you to understand? Or is it difficult?

[MineralMan]

9. As is my post.

See how that works?

[ChicagoRonin]

11. My apologies

I did not intend a rude reply. Just caught me at a bad moment.

[JustGene]

10. Good idea

IMO Facebook is a marketing tool calling itself "social media"
The social media part is the hook.