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> I'm on the verge of deleting my Facebook account, but for the same reasons as given by OP i'm hesitant. I'm in the same boat. Here's a suggestion: 1) Keep
by Lionsion 9y ago
> I'm on the verge of deleting my Facebook account, but for the same reasons as given by OP i'm hesitant.
I'm in the same boat. Here's a suggestion:
1) Keep your Facebook account.
2) Uninstall all their apps.
3) Replace your profile pic and cover photo with big banners saying you're no longer using Facebook and encouraging others to contact you elsewhere. The text should be big enough it's still readable which your pic is the smallest size.
4) Hide or delete all of your posts, photos, and likes.
5) Make a few posts over a period of time letting people know you're leaving.
6) Specifically contact your closest friends and ask them to keep you in the loop.
7) Bonus points: like random things that are uncharacteristic of you and upload and tag yourself in stock photos (e.g. from https://www.shutterstock.com/ https://www.shutterstock.com/). I made all the poison data private to keep from annoying anyone.
This is what I did. I'm no longer on Facebook, but my profile is still up as a reminder to friends. If they're organizing an event, they have a reminder to message me outside of Facebook, and if they don't, I still get the notification.
Just be warned. Facebook will act like a needy ex for awhile, trying to get you back. You just have to unsubscribe from the needy notifications.