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I've disabled my account too. I haven't decided whether to delete yet. I originally got on FB because it was the best way to communicate with our kids. They hav
by HankB99 8y ago
I've disabled my account too. I haven't decided whether to delete yet. I originally got on FB because it was the best way to communicate with our kids. They have since moved on but in the mean time I have found several communities that I enjoy. Key among these is that there is absolutely no politics discussed. We remain focused on the common interests that we share. I also had a lot of "friends," some of whom would post absolute garbage. I gradually unfriended or muted the worst of these and FB became an enjoyable place to see what others were doing.
I always had a feeling that the various quizzes and games were harvesting information. I thought that if I ignored them, they would not get mine. The CA incident proved that wrong. That's what pushed me over the edge. The shifting sands of FB personal information security just got to be too much for me.
I miss the camaraderie and the communities (and communication) but I'm not certain it is worth the price. At the very least, I want to send a message to FB. And they did notice in an algorithmic manner. They really cranked up the email notifications of all of the things I was missing. If enough people do that their numbers will drop and that will have a material effect on their stock price. That will get their attention and perhaps result in a reevaluation of their behavior.