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True Dough

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2. I don't think Facebook is a safe alternative

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 08:52 AM

Sep 2025

If DU gets taken down for good, Zuckerberg could easily be persuaded to purge all democratic group pages from Facebook. He's shown himself to be a sycophant, like most of the major tech billionaires.

We'd need to find an independent alternative site, maybe on that's foreign hosted and less likely to be subject to Trump's whims.

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Does DU have a Facebook page? [View all] kentuck Sep 2025 OP

Facebook? EYESORE 9001 Sep 2025 #1

I was typing my reply as you were posting your thoughts True Dough Sep 2025 #3

I was thinking of a "temorary" alternative if you were unable to sign on? kentuck Sep 2025 #4

You could ask around EYESORE 9001 Sep 2025 #6

I don't think Facebook is a safe alternative True Dough Sep 2025 #2

I believe for a brief time during the 2020? Election DU was not ALBliberal Sep 2025 #5

Yes - Facebook has a Democratic Underground page. There are also many other Democratic candidates and participants there NBachers Sep 2025 #7

On BlueSky, I use the same name as I use on DU Attilatheblond Sep 2025 #8

I too am on Bluesky with my DU name. yellow dahlia Sep 2025 #9

A similar concern was raised last night, on this forum. yellow dahlia Sep 2025 #10

Thanks for the reminder, yellow dahlia. I checked and yes, I too follow DU on the Blue. Attilatheblond Sep 2025 #11