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I deleted my Facebook account years ago. Don't miss it one bit.

askafriend 10y ago
I swear this exact text shows up in every conversation about Facebook wether it's related to the story at hand or not. It's almost like a meme at this point. Look we get it OP, but stating that by itself doesn't drive the conversation forward in a meaningful way.
- quirkafleeg 10y ago
  Is it even possible to delete a FB account? I know someone who deletes their FB all the time. Every time they log in there it is again. Unless, if you don't log in after X months/centuries it's completely removed, but I don't see why FB would do that. Apparently, according to what I've read here, even people without FB accounts have FB accounts (shadow profiles).
  - SallySwanSmith 10y ago
    They're deactivating their account: https://www.facebook.com/help/214376678584711 https://www.facebook.com/help/214376678584711 this is vastly differently then deleting the account: https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674 https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674 The delete can take up to 90 days to remove all traces, but it is gone and will not allow logins when the process starts.
- Clubber 10y ago
  How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because the likelihood the FB willingly gives any and all information, conversations, public or private to the government without a whistle of a fight. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because employers started looking up people's accounts, forcing people to friend them as a condition for employment. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because it's incredible foolish to have your real name and any personal details on the internet for public consumption. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because there isn't any meaningful conversation on there anyway and most people are just posing for the camera. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because some crazy friend of a friend passes masses of ridiculous propaganda all day long. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because it allows people to tag my name in photos they took that I don't want publicly available. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because I don't particularly want to be a product. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because I don't particularly care for Zuckerberg. I could go on and on.

I swear this exact text shows up in every conversation about Facebook wether it's related to the story at hand or not. It's almost like a meme at this point. Look we get it OP, but stating that by itself doesn't drive the conversation forward in a meaningful way.

quirkafleeg 10y ago
Is it even possible to delete a FB account? I know someone who deletes their FB all the time. Every time they log in there it is again. Unless, if you don't log in after X months/centuries it's completely removed, but I don't see why FB would do that. Apparently, according to what I've read here, even people without FB accounts have FB accounts (shadow profiles).
- SallySwanSmith 10y ago
  They're deactivating their account: https://www.facebook.com/help/214376678584711 https://www.facebook.com/help/214376678584711 this is vastly differently then deleting the account: https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674 https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674 The delete can take up to 90 days to remove all traces, but it is gone and will not allow logins when the process starts.
Clubber 10y ago
How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because the likelihood the FB willingly gives any and all information, conversations, public or private to the government without a whistle of a fight. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because employers started looking up people's accounts, forcing people to friend them as a condition for employment. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because it's incredible foolish to have your real name and any personal details on the internet for public consumption. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because there isn't any meaningful conversation on there anyway and most people are just posing for the camera. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because some crazy friend of a friend passes masses of ridiculous propaganda all day long. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because it allows people to tag my name in photos they took that I don't want publicly available. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because I don't particularly want to be a product. How about I deleted my Facebook account years ago because I don't particularly care for Zuckerberg. I could go on and on.