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mnhtnbb

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20. Facebook is what you make of it.

Sun May 26, 2019, 08:32 PM

May 2019

I use it to stay in touch with family and friends all over the country and around the world as well as to support animal rescue groups.

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I cancelled my Facebook account today. [View all] Raven May 2019 OP

Good for you! Facebook and I parted ways many years ago. abqtommy May 2019 #1

Good for you blueinredohio May 2019 #7

I registered my dog years ago--never filled out profile, used throw-away email, hlthe2b May 2019 #2

Congrats on successfully navigating the seemingly ResistantAmerican17 May 2019 #3

And we all know that deleting your account does not remove you from their databases erronis May 2019 #23

this. 912gdm May 2019 #29

"deleting your account does not remove you " mitch96 May 2019 #41

Hells no they won't let go. It was the friends friends taking those inane ResistantAmerican17 May 2019 #52

K&R BlueJac May 2019 #4

The 2016 election made it real easy for me to quit that shit. nt UniteFightBack May 2019 #5

Rec Rec Reckity Rec! Dennis Donovan May 2019 #6

Dumped mine months ago. Downloaded the content and deleted it. CousinIT May 2019 #8

What you "deleted" is still on their servers. For them to use. erronis May 2019 #25

"They're nothing but a social media version of Fox." Different Drummer May 2019 #28

Bravo! defacto7 May 2019 #9

Beautifully said! Thank you. Raven May 2019 #12

I never signed up and many of my folks are still annoyed that I refuse malaise May 2019 #10

I didn't either, malaise Skittles May 2019 #27

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

Right...I use FB for animal rescue. Many DUers also use it for that purpose. japple May 2019 #16

Too many ex-DU'ers on FB that I associate with. A HERETIC I AM May 2019 #14

What you said! That is my experience. I use it for animal rescue and japple May 2019 #19

there are ways outside of that piece of shit site to keep in touch with people Skittles May 2019 #31

Sure there are.... A HERETIC I AM May 2019 #34

LOL Skittles May 2019 #37

"Some sewer systems are so interesting they offer tours." CrispyQ May 2019 #46

facebook has always been a sewer patphil May 2019 #15

As is television. I don't watch it, but I don't criticize those who do... japple May 2019 #17

Never joined grantcart May 2019 #48

Congrats. I dumped them in 2016. You can see some pages for sinkingfeeling May 2019 #18

Facebook is what you make of it. mnhtnbb May 2019 #20

When you say facebook is what you make of it you assume you are in control. defacto7 May 2019 #44

Going on 2 yrs now. There is life (a good one) after FB. Irishxs May 2019 #21

Facebook popularity is fading extvbroadcaster May 2019 #22

I see no signs of that. Grandparents are known to adore FB as family albums for their grandkids... Hekate May 2019 #50

Good for you. Evolve Dammit May 2019 #24

Deactivated mine last night. Freethinker65 May 2019 #26

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 deactivated there for about 5 months CDerekGo May 2019 #33

I have an account ONLY so that I can participate in some groups, like lost pets. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #35

I cancelled my Facebook account today Cozmo May 2019 #36

good luck with that Skittles May 2019 #38

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jun 2019 #54

"Facebook - The Musical" LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2019 #39

I have never seen any bad news fed to me on facebook other than diet ads or facial lotions, etc Beringia May 2019 #40

Twitter is worse, they would not even respond to reporters on taking down the fake Pelosi vid Beringia May 2019 #42

I just stopped going a year and a half ago and have not been back. Hekate May 2019 #43

People's Facebook experience is what they make it. Captain Stern May 2019 #45

I just deleted mine too. They are no friend of democracy. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #47

I deleted my face book account years ago. Opel_Justwax May 2019 #49

Congrats and welcome back! 2naSalit May 2019 #51

I cancelled mine in 2012. nt bonkers221 May 2019 #53