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147. 'I don't miss it at all.' There's life after deleting Facebook, some former users say

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 02:09 AM

Dec 2018

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/12/19/these-people-deleted-their-facebook-accounts-and-have-no-regrets/2365191002/

'I don't miss it at all.' There's life after deleting Facebook, some former users say
Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Published 8:32 p.m. ET Dec. 19, 2018 | Updated 8:32 p.m. ET Dec. 19, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO – Abbey Fatica joined Facebook in 2004 after graduating from Ohio State, when the social network was for college students only. Soon it became an everyday – or even every hour – part of her life, constantly tugging at her attention, whether she was posting pictures of her four children, updates from her two businessesor catching up with friends and relatives.

But over the past year, Fatica, a 37-year-old writer who lives outside Columbus, Ohio, began to notice that her anxiety levels rose each time she checked Facebook, especially when her connections shared mommy-shaming articles or disturbing videos from local newscasts.

Last February, Fatica took a month-long break from social media. In retrospect, she says, "that was the beginning of deleting Facebook." In November, she closed her account and never looked back.

"I'm free!" she wrote on Twitter using the hashtag #deletefacebook.

As the giant social network reels from a series of scandals, more Facebook users have begun to question what they are getting out of the relationship. The answer for some: Not enough.

Four in 10 Facebook users ages 18 and older say they've taken a break from checking the platform for several weeks or more, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in May and June and released in September. About a quarter say they've deleted the Facebook app from their phone.

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Quit Facebook and delete the App from your Smartphone. Seriously, delete it. NOW! [View all] DetlefK Dec 2018 OP

Facebook, a deceptive and invasive enterprise. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2018 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2018 #74

It has a culture of deception (such a culture is biologically necessary to amass grotesque wealth) DemocracyMouse Dec 2018 #96

So is WhatsApp. defacto7 Dec 2018 #98

I can't delete it off my Samsung phone. Anybody know how? sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #2

Same here Soxfan58 Dec 2018 #6

I've never had an account. Never used that piece of shit app. Yet, the Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2018 #9

Yup. BumRushDaShow Dec 2018 #29

I have a Galaxy S9+ and had no trouble uninstalling the FB app. WillowTree Dec 2018 #37

I just got a 9 and it only lets me disable and roll back updates. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2018 #40

Reading these posts, I consider myself lucky to have been able to easily dump it. WillowTree Dec 2018 #51

This is my last Samsung Soxfan58 Dec 2018 #128

It's Probably Part Of The Phone's Built-In Software smb Dec 2018 #59

Can you log out of the app? blogslut Dec 2018 #110

I have it disabled, but it still is taking up space. sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #118

Same here SCVDem Dec 2018 #141

I heard on the news today that it takes 6 weeks to go into effect once BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #149

I highly recommend this app ..its free, it will ask you if you want to allow an app Internet access wroberts189 Dec 2018 #139

While your at it.. delete whatsapp and Instagram ..FB owned ... wroberts189 Dec 2018 #140

3 Ways to Remove Facebook if It Came Preinstalled on Your Android Phone -- No Root Needed Celerity Dec 2018 #151

Extremely important..Facebook lied. It didn't sell info, IT SHARED INFO..WITH OTHERS.. Stuart G Dec 2018 #3

Never had an account. Never missed it. I'm probably happier without it. Squinch Dec 2018 #43

Same here...nt 2naSalit Dec 2018 #56

Copy that. But, my other half joined up last year (?). I keep sending him sprinkleeninow Dec 2018 #115

I've never had it for all the above reasons and more. defacto7 Dec 2018 #101

I have, but many people are addicted to it... Dennis Donovan Dec 2018 #4

+1 Anon-C Dec 2018 #111

And then when you want to share an idea widely? appal_jack Dec 2018 #5

Many people throttle overly political people. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #16

i do the same. barbtries Dec 2018 #23

FSBook? Hugin Dec 2018 #7

+1 violetpastille Dec 2018 #88

Facebook is the slop jar of the internet. LuvNewcastle Dec 2018 #8

Bummed DownriverDem Dec 2018 #10

I don't really care who reads what. ananda Dec 2018 #11

same here.. i use it to share anti trump shit and animal rescue stuff... samnsara Dec 2018 #13

Same here! Brainstormy Dec 2018 #64

Agree! mountain grammy Dec 2018 #46

Me too. CrispyQ Dec 2018 #81

This Ferrets are Cool Dec 2018 #125

Facebook also put Trump into the White House Botany Dec 2018 #12

It was a factor but in spite of mountain grammy Dec 2018 #61

Facebook was a factor .... one of many. Botany Dec 2018 #70

Facebook was absolutely critical to their 2016 campaign strategy dalton99a Dec 2018 #80

Agree. mountain grammy Dec 2018 #93

Do you really want to defend Facebook? defacto7 Dec 2018 #79

No I don't. mountain grammy Dec 2018 #95

I have deleted my account 0n Nov. 30th 2018 katmondoo Dec 2018 #14

I'm on the 30 day countdown to deletion of account on Putin & Zuckerberg's workinclasszero Dec 2018 #15

Mine is deactivated and awaiting deletion as well. Zing Zing Zingbah Dec 2018 #27

Well that makes two of us not supporting the right wing fascists! workinclasszero Dec 2018 #102

I can't LittleGirl Dec 2018 #17

The idea of privacy laws is to protect privacy Progressive dog Dec 2018 #33

yep, it sucks it's out there LittleGirl Dec 2018 #53

I'm in the same situation. My mother is 95. Croney Dec 2018 #63

yup, that's the way it is. Glad your family gets along well. eom LittleGirl Dec 2018 #65

All true!! Ferrets are Cool Dec 2018 #126

Yeah, okay....... Sherman A1 Dec 2018 #18

Exactly...do folks think only FB does this? HipChick Dec 2018 #22

Last week I was in Hawaii and Google knew all about it. flibbitygiblets Dec 2018 #62

It is scary or at least odd isn't it? MuseRider Dec 2018 #106

If others do what FB does then it must be OK. defacto7 Dec 2018 #83

Or, the focus on FB is pretending that cutting down one tree denies the existence of a forest. LanternWaste Dec 2018 #120

Although I could call it sarcasm I prefer to call it irony. defacto7 Dec 2018 #130

Why single out one provider? n/t pnwmom Dec 2018 #143

I wouldn't if I had the specifics on otber providers defacto7 Dec 2018 #148

I cannot fail to notice that you use a pseudonym on DU, not your real name. DetlefK Dec 2018 #35

+100 chia Dec 2018 #69

And it's funny that pseudonyms don't matter on FB. defacto7 Dec 2018 #85

They don't care about those things either. defacto7 Dec 2018 #82

Yep. a la izquierda Dec 2018 #156

Facebook is Russian malware and Zuck is a colossal traitor nt Ponietz Dec 2018 #19

+1 dalton99a Dec 2018 #67

+2 violetpastille Dec 2018 #90

Facebook is a lawless corporation Progressive dog Dec 2018 #20

This... defacto7 Dec 2018 #86

I quit that dumb fucking thing years ago, will NEVER go back. Augiedog Dec 2018 #21

Not on Facebook True Blue American Dec 2018 #24

never used it They_Live Dec 2018 #25

I never joined Facebook malaise Dec 2018 #26

Neither have I. BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #150

I always treat everything on facebook as public AlexSFCA Dec 2018 #28

I treat everything on my phone as public. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2018 #39

once my granddtr asked my my phone# was on FB.. samnsara Dec 2018 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author defacto7 Dec 2018 #89

I'm not going to leave FB. I don't have the app on my Smartphone. Nitram Dec 2018 #30

How about using it but never posting personal information? ginnyinWI Dec 2018 #31

They know more about you than you think. It's not just what you post. thesquanderer Dec 2018 #54

This is what most people just don't get. defacto7 Dec 2018 #94

And you think FB is the only site that's collecting this info? pnwmom Dec 2018 #145

I didn't say those things. But since you ask... thesquanderer Dec 2018 #146

My solution greymattermom Dec 2018 #32

I mainly post public service announcements. ginnyinWI Dec 2018 #114

Kick dalton99a Dec 2018 #34

The Three Stages of Facebook Addiction Denial.... LovingA2andMI Dec 2018 #36

Thank you! klook Dec 2018 #48

I, personally, never have ANY problems with FB. pangaia Dec 2018 #38

Uh huh! moonseller66 Dec 2018 #41

I left it a few years ago. Could see this coming a mile away. n/t LuckyCharms Dec 2018 #42

For those of us addicted to it, what can we replace it with? Polybius Dec 2018 #44

Addiction violetpastille Dec 2018 #109

Thanks for such creative suggestions! DemSoc Dec 2018 #138

The problem is that Zuckerberg is a dishonest piece of shit. LuckyCharms Dec 2018 #45

No matter what he says, every keystroke you give him is kept, shared and monetized behind your back. dalton99a Dec 2018 #50

+1000 Pachamama Dec 2018 #159

As a librarian iamateacher Dec 2018 #47

I manage a web site for a nonprofit using WordPress, klook Dec 2018 #49

Facebook is a un-American racist company. rockfordfile Dec 2018 #112

EVERYTHING you do on social media is tracked and public. Oneironaut Dec 2018 #52

I did this a few years ago... yuiyoshida Dec 2018 #55

Best advice this entire year! Fakebook is a giant data mining fraud! democratisphere Dec 2018 #57

I'm not naive enough to think that nearly everything to know about me is being collected and shared elocs Dec 2018 #58

What a funny thing to do MrGrieves Dec 2018 #60

I agree. I post lots of articles from reputable MSM sites to counter pnwmom Dec 2018 #144

facebook has ALWAYS been a big data collecting machine...why do you think we get it for free? samnsara Dec 2018 #66

Yes, and you also don't have to accept every friend request that comes your way. GoCubsGo Dec 2018 #119

Ok Facebook is problematic. Way problematic Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2018 #68

FB/GOOG/TWITTER -- they must be regulated Dorn Dec 2018 #72

Yes, found this thread that explores your point: Ponietz Dec 2018 #77

You know, I can agree with this.... defacto7 Dec 2018 #97

+1 Ponietz Dec 2018 #100

I don't agree with that. That's what trump is pushing. Do you support Trump? rockfordfile Dec 2018 #113

+1 cagefreesoylentgreen Dec 2018 #154

Some in the media are doing the same thing RockaFowler Dec 2018 #73

+1 dalton99a Dec 2018 #75

Can't delete. I have a Samsung. When I get my next phone I'm going to get a brand SweetieD Dec 2018 #76

You can't delete FB at all on your phone? nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #132

Never joined extvbroadcaster Dec 2018 #78

Someone needs to file a clas action suit on behalf of all Facebook users. Liberty Belle Dec 2018 #84

I'm on FB and I'll be staying there. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #87

I enjoy Facebook and instagram mia Dec 2018 #91

I lulz'd KG Dec 2018 #92

That depends. DetlefK Dec 2018 #103

So Gen Flynn sold out his country but Zuckerberg hasn't? delisen Dec 2018 #99

I agree although posting that warning will probably defacto7 Dec 2018 #104

No FB cilla4progress Dec 2018 #105

I've quit it twice shanti Dec 2018 #107

Done. XRubicon Dec 2018 #108

Quite honestly SoCalNative Dec 2018 #116

I never put FB on my phone Mosby Dec 2018 #117

It comes preinstalled in many phones, but you can always turn it off ecstatic Dec 2018 #121

I never had a Facebook account, but my sons do. NNadir Dec 2018 #122

No. Don't care. phleshdef Dec 2018 #123

I would like to quit FB, however... clutterbox1830 Dec 2018 #124

Eventbrite. (nt) klook Dec 2018 #152

everytime you sue your credit card you give your information to corporations wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #127

I have two Facebook accounts. Stonepounder Dec 2018 #129

Google does something similar, too. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #131

I am so glad I never joined facebook! (nt) scarletwoman Dec 2018 #133

Apparently it's FaceBook that could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and not lose any supporters. TeamPooka Dec 2018 #134

Did it about a year ago hueymahl Dec 2018 #135

Did it about a year ago hueymahl Dec 2018 #136

I don't have a FB app on my phone. nt pnwmom Dec 2018 #137

My only FB account is under a fake name Leith Dec 2018 #142

'I don't miss it at all.' There's life after deleting Facebook, some former users say dalton99a Dec 2018 #147

Alternatives to Facebook: klook Dec 2018 #153

+1 violetpastille Dec 2018 #158

I have nothing on it nor do I use it to message or post. No input from me. lindysalsagal Dec 2018 #155

VPN access... EarthFirst Dec 2018 #157