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In reply to the discussion: I cancelled my Facebook account today. [View all]hlthe2b
(102,276 posts)2. I registered my dog years ago--never filled out profile, used throw-away email,
never posted, never "liked", never responded to a "friend" request. I only did so to be able to see videos people would link to and I was not about to register myself. LOL
But, I was fed up after what happened in 2016 (actually well before that) and deleted the whole damned thing, closed the email I used to open it and never looked back. I'm told it was a sewer back then, but I never used it enough to know.
But, this is why I get really frustrated when DUers link to facebook.
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And we all know that deleting your account does not remove you from their databases
erronis
May 2019
#23
Hells no they won't let go. It was the friends friends taking those inane
ResistantAmerican17
May 2019
#52
Smart. Need to protect your privacy and yourself from this toxic mess. I agree w/ you, in...
SWBTATTReg
May 2019
#11
Cambridge analytica and fb were joined at the hip. i use fb but not for anything political. nt
Kurt V.
May 2019
#13
there are ways outside of that piece of shit site to keep in touch with people
Skittles
May 2019
#31
I see no signs of that. Grandparents are known to adore FB as family albums for their grandkids...
Hekate
May 2019
#50
I never signed up. When Zuckerberg defended Holocaust deniers, told me exactgly what this POS is,
still_one
May 2019
#30
I'm guessing most of us don't know how deeply fb and other social media giants have embedded their
erronis
May 2019
#32
I have an account ONLY so that I can participate in some groups, like lost pets.
Honeycombe8
May 2019
#35
I have never seen any bad news fed to me on facebook other than diet ads or facial lotions, etc
Beringia
May 2019
#40