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erronis

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16. I agree. But I have lots of very liberal friends and family who WON'T leave fb

Reply to Dread Pirate Roberts (Reply #14)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 03:49 PM

Jun 2020

because their contacts and businesses are linked there.

Everyone - ask yourself where you'd be if you had to "leave" your current social media provider (apple, google, microsoft, yahoo!, aol!).
Do you have personal off-line copies of all of the information you need to continue your life/business?

This is serious because in these days a government/corporation could decide to restrict access instantly.

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More advertisers flee Facebook as boycott grows [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 OP

Some of the advertisers are probably just doing it out of peer pressure grumpyduck Jun 2020 #1

They're doing it for the headlines. lpbk2713 Jun 2020 #4

Good point, and grumpyduck Jun 2020 #5

Agree. Like most tempests-in-tea-pots. The public can only be concerned for so long. erronis Jun 2020 #12

Stock Price Is Everything With FB ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #2

Thanks for the details ! Fullduplexxx Jun 2020 #6

Punishing his wallet is all Zuckerberg feels. Bad man. donkeypoofed Jun 2020 #3

Not unlike the trump dynasty (wannabe). erronis Jun 2020 #13

Bring. Them. Down. volstork Jun 2020 #7

Yea! I hope every advertiser leaves them. Lonestarblue Jun 2020 #8

I have a facebook page with a list of companies including fb and how to boycott them. 🙃 erronis Jun 2020 #15

All Democrats should quit Zuckerbitch"s facebook KS Toronado Jun 2020 #9

it is sickening that "progressives" support that piece of shit site Skittles Jul 2020 #17

Facebook allows posts conspiracy theories and won't remove them. Maggiemayhem Jun 2020 #10

It's about time seta1950 Jun 2020 #11

Leave Facebook to the MAGA'ts and their Memes Dread Pirate Roberts Jun 2020 #14

I agree. But I have lots of very liberal friends and family who WON'T leave fb erronis Jun 2020 #16