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TwilightZone

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7. There's no real way to fight it.

Reply to evertonfc (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:11 PM

Feb 2020

If Facebook refuses to deal with the problem, there's not much people can do. If they aren't going to do anything about the trolls, the fake news, the fake ads, the outright fraud, the bigotry, the racism, the misogyny, or the harassment, then it's a lost cause.

To Facebook, all of that is a feature ($$$), not a bug.

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Stephen King quits Facebook over concerns of 'false information' [View all] Bayard Feb 2020 OP

better to Stay and fight evertonfc Feb 2020 #1

There is a lot of liberal stuff on FB if you just do a little looking. Stonepounder Feb 2020 #2

Either way you are lining Zuckerbergs pockets and contributing Squinch Feb 2020 #5

+1 klook Feb 2020 #18

You are a damn lucky person. James48 Feb 2020 #20

There's the problem matt819 Feb 2020 #17

There's no real way to fight it. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #7

It's the FAKE ADS that killed me. Duppers Feb 2020 #9

Of course you can fight fb. Stop using it. Put blockers on its parasitical tendrils. Tell your erronis Feb 2020 #21

Nope it's a un-American company. rockfordfile Feb 2020 #8

Yep. Thanks. Duppers Feb 2020 #10

Leaving IS fighting. Staying is to submit. defacto7 Feb 2020 #22

Stay and fight vs. cut and run? Unfair fight. fb makes the rules. erronis Feb 2020 #23

I came across an example recently where facebook does protect privacy Beringia Feb 2020 #3

Omg! Duppers Feb 2020 #11

Good for him! It's wrecking our Democracy. Squinch Feb 2020 #4

+1 CloudWatcher Feb 2020 #14

Fare thee well, Mr. King... Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #6

I'd Faux pas Feb 2020 #12

The Simpsons had it right years ago. LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #13

Good Ingersollman Feb 2020 #15

I quit Facebook last year. forgotmylogin Feb 2020 #16

There's no shame in backing away from a skunk. Talitha Feb 2020 #19

Bravo Mr. King defacto7 Feb 2020 #24