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Yep. Fuck zuck, finally deleted my Facebook account because of this.

by taylus 6y ago

thisisnico 6y ago
Keep your enemies close.
- inglor_cz 6y ago
  Wish granted. Facebook and its tracking cookies are close to pretty much everybody who surfs the Web, regardless of having an account or not.
  - strongbond 6y ago
    Can you point to any resources that explain how to eradicate your surfing behavior from Facebook's tracking? I'm sure it's not as simple as clearing cookies and never visiting a Facebook property again.
    - ffpip 6y ago
      You can block facebook domains with uBlock Origin. Or just install https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-cont...
    - caeril 6y ago
      PiHole or a service like NextDNS works very well for this use-case.
ausjke 6y ago
a young Soros in the making, we're indeed ruled by them.
themihai 6y ago
It may sound weird but I believe you have to thank Trump for this. Finally some good things come out of his mandate.
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viro 6y ago
You deleted your Facebook account, because they banned someone for inciting treason and sedition?
- ffpip 6y ago
  He deleted his account for the reason stated in the top comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25672752 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25672752) about Facebook is changing their policies, now that Biden has been confirmed as president to suck up for the ad deals.
- modriano 6y ago
  Probably not because of the ban. Probably for Facebook's relentless facilitation of the person who incited treason and sedition, as well as the cultivation of conspiracy theory groups that produced the insurrectionists.
- tetrometal 6y ago
  This spin leaves me incredulous. How does Trump inviting a protest equate to "inciting treason and sedition"? Y'all are bonkers.
  - tomc1985 6y ago
    He specifically ordered Pence to throw out the Electoral College result. Pence refused on constitutional grounds. How is that not an attempt at sedition? Never thought I'd have anything nice to say about Pence but pushing back was the right thing to do here. H/T to him To say nothing to his tacit approval of a mob storming the capitol on EC certification day...
    - cryptica 6y ago
      The reality is that we just don't know what happened. We cannot know what happened. Perhaps some nations and companies are just too big and too powerful to exist and people are now starting to realize that.
bmarquez 6y ago
Whatever the reason, I view this as a good thing. Hopefully the news regarding WhatsApp privacy will convince others as well.

Yep. Fuck zuck, finally deleted my Facebook account because of this.

by taylus 6y ago

Yep. Fuck zuck, finally deleted my Facebook account because of this.

thisisnico 6y ago

Keep your enemies close.

inglor_cz 6y ago
Wish granted. Facebook and its tracking cookies are close to pretty much everybody who surfs the Web, regardless of having an account or not.
- strongbond 6y ago
  Can you point to any resources that explain how to eradicate your surfing behavior from Facebook's tracking? I'm sure it's not as simple as clearing cookies and never visiting a Facebook property again.
  - ffpip 6y ago
    You can block facebook domains with uBlock Origin. Or just install https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-cont...
  - caeril 6y ago
    PiHole or a service like NextDNS works very well for this use-case.

ausjke 6y ago

a young Soros in the making, we're indeed ruled by them.

themihai 6y ago

It may sound weird but I believe you have to thank Trump for this. Finally some good things come out of his mandate.

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viro 6y ago

You deleted your Facebook account, because they banned someone for inciting treason and sedition?

ffpip 6y ago
He deleted his account for the reason stated in the top comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25672752 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25672752) about Facebook is changing their policies, now that Biden has been confirmed as president to suck up for the ad deals.
modriano 6y ago
Probably not because of the ban. Probably for Facebook's relentless facilitation of the person who incited treason and sedition, as well as the cultivation of conspiracy theory groups that produced the insurrectionists.
tetrometal 6y ago
This spin leaves me incredulous. How does Trump inviting a protest equate to "inciting treason and sedition"? Y'all are bonkers.
- tomc1985 6y ago
  He specifically ordered Pence to throw out the Electoral College result. Pence refused on constitutional grounds. How is that not an attempt at sedition? Never thought I'd have anything nice to say about Pence but pushing back was the right thing to do here. H/T to him To say nothing to his tacit approval of a mob storming the capitol on EC certification day...
  - cryptica 6y ago
    The reality is that we just don't know what happened. We cannot know what happened. Perhaps some nations and companies are just too big and too powerful to exist and people are now starting to realize that.

bmarquez 6y ago

Whatever the reason, I view this as a good thing. Hopefully the news regarding WhatsApp privacy will convince others as well.