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Canoe52

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35. Dumped Facebook three years ago,

Thu Feb 23, 2017, 05:23 PM

Feb 2017

Too many right wing relatives, too many pictures of casseroles, pies, etc. Too many "friends" I will never meet in person.

I deleted as much as I could, too many "likes" to delete over my short 4 years there, however. Too much personal crap on there to suit me even with the security settings.

The kicker came when my ex "liked" a picture of my son, even with the security settings. So I blocked her, but my daughter tipped me off that she uses fake names to become friends with someone who is friends with my family so she could see all the pictures of an album they did not have security settings on and and were allowed to see. Too many holes in the system to work around.

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Good-bye, Facebook [View all] BadgerMom Feb 2017 OP

do you know exactly how Cambridge Analytica got access? Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #1

I don't know BadgerMom Feb 2017 #9

one scary thing I read was that just 2 people infiltrating FB could alter their news feed algorithm Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #30

DKos BadgerMom Feb 2017 #74

I did romana Feb 2017 #2

I did the same thing... Freedomofspeech Feb 2017 #3

personally, i don't miss pictures of other peoples' desserts. unblock Feb 2017 #6

I'm still on FB, and it's too bad that more people PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #44

Amen to THAT! Plucketeer Feb 2017 #45

reminds me of a george carlin bit: unblock Feb 2017 #72

I'll survive BadgerMom Feb 2017 #8

Thanks BadgerMom Feb 2017 #7

I opened an account last month with a fake name & birthdate. GentryDixon Feb 2017 #4

I don't use it either, except for a bogus one with fake info Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #11

Yep. GentryDixon Feb 2017 #14

Me too. I have a fake account & no friends. I hate Facebook. Always have. Native Feb 2017 #41

Sorry - won't work. erronis Feb 2017 #59

Fuck facebook mikeysnot Feb 2017 #5

I use a fake name greymattermom Feb 2017 #50

I would close my FB account except StarryNite Feb 2017 #10

Good for you! BadgerMom Feb 2017 #13

We don't know how it will turn out StarryNite Feb 2017 #58

Can we help? BadgerMom Feb 2017 #61

Thank you for your concern. StarryNite Feb 2017 #66

Damn them! BadgerMom Feb 2017 #70

Thank you! StarryNite Feb 2017 #71

This is what I think... Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #12

Would you please cite the source of the Cambridge Analytics use? Otherwise, it's an unfounded claim ancianita Feb 2017 #15

Facebook changed their settings. And a lot of the data is taken doing quizzes. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #16

Thanks. I've suspected they collect when I've done surveys. Stopped months ago. ancianita Feb 2017 #18

Right BadgerMom Feb 2017 #19

What money did you send and why? Raine1967 Feb 2017 #37

Everyone on FB is spending valuable time getting sponsored content, etc. moriah Feb 2017 #54

+1 BadgerMom Feb 2017 #62

Eyeball time and ad space and personal clicks / data are money. You, they, we can spend it elsewhere Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #67

+1 Exactly. Raine1967 Feb 2017 #51

I love FB. It is what you make of it, and how your protect your info. n/t Lucinda Feb 2017 #17

I agree BadgerMom Feb 2017 #21

In post 19 you said you sent money. Raine1967 Feb 2017 #38

It said: moriah Feb 2017 #55

I sent no money. BadgerMom Feb 2017 #63

Would have been good except your last sentence wimped out Warpy Feb 2017 #20

I deactivated until 3/1. Then I'll go. BadgerMom Feb 2017 #22

re: goodbye face book AllaN01Bear Feb 2017 #23

I've never had an account with FB or Twitter to begin with. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2017 #24

Me neither. They are where I draw the line. marybourg Feb 2017 #68

OK. I give up. How is FB "supporting" CPAC? WillowTree Feb 2017 #25

Major cash donation is one way. sinkingfeeling Feb 2017 #28

Wow! Didn't know that. Thanks. WillowTree Feb 2017 #29

I deleted my accounts last November. Couldn't take the lies posted daily. Takes over 30 days for the sinkingfeeling Feb 2017 #26

I would get rid of Facebook but I use it to keep tabs on relations. hrmjustin Feb 2017 #27

i basically ingore facebpook. topo lazy to delete it. use it for a few epals. post left wing DU. pansypoo53219 Feb 2017 #31

Never joined, never will. bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #32

You have my support. Your reasons are valid. Enoki33 Feb 2017 #33

i only use facebook to post anti trump and.... samnsara Feb 2017 #34

Dumped Facebook three years ago, Canoe52 Feb 2017 #35

I left Facebook a year or so ago... yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #36

I like FB. I use it for the resistance. I use it to stay in touch with family and friends. Raine1967 Feb 2017 #39

Thank you for making sense. N/t obnoxiousdrunk Feb 2017 #46

I'm still waiting for an answer about the money sent the OP talked about. Raine1967 Feb 2017 #47

She didn't say SHE sent money in that post. She said they -Facebook - supported CPAC. FailureToCommunicate Feb 2017 #52

Thank you for addressing that. moriah Feb 2017 #56

Thanks. BadgerMom Feb 2017 #64

I think O/P is upset obnoxiousdrunk Feb 2017 #53

Bingo BadgerMom Feb 2017 #65

I can't LittleGirl Feb 2017 #40

If I lived abroad, I'd probably be active on FB too. Native Feb 2017 #43

I like FB. Raine1967 Feb 2017 #48

CPAC BadgerMom Feb 2017 #57

I totally get it BadgerMom Feb 2017 #60

Yes Facebook mines and sells your information. wcollar Feb 2017 #42

That $100,000 donation to CPAC from Facebook says a lot. AJT Feb 2017 #49

Recall that one of the co-founders renounced his citizenship BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #69

Never been to facebook, where is it? nolabels Feb 2017 #73

I have personally never liked Facebook. But... Egnever Feb 2017 #75

I left facebook Buckeyeblue Feb 2017 #76

Stay if you like, leave if you don't. Pretty simple... Guilded Lilly Feb 2017 #77