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Their definition of taking a break is strange. Just don't visit Facebook lol Also, are they still doing the shadow profiles thing where they create "accounts"

by bserge 5y ago

Their definition of taking a break is strange. Just don't visit Facebook lol Also, are they still doing the shadow profiles thing where they create "accounts" for your name in order to entice other people to join Facebook? And if you join, people you might know are conveniently already waiting for you. That always seemed shady as hell.

oldie 5y ago
As far as I know, they are. And, since I don't have a Facebook account, I can't find a way to submit a GDPR subject access request.
maxehmookau 5y ago
It's the same language used by gambling companies. "Take a break" rather than "Break your cycle of addiction by leaving us for good". Not entirely surprising.
- mrits 5y ago
  You don't defeat alcoholism by giving up a type of liquor. You can't quit Vodka and switch to Tequila and expect to have a different experience. Quitting Facebook/Instagram hurts FB but doesn't do much to help yourself when you do the same things on TikTok.
markx2 5y ago
You don't need to visit facebook, you just need to visit a page that has their script embedded. nextdns.io does a good job of blocking facebook. They base their block on https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists which has this list https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporations/facebook/facebook.com https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...
- tremon 5y ago
  That blocklist is very narrow, I would suggest using https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/facebook-extended.txt https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/facebook-ext... instead. Or just use this RPZ policy (add *.<domain> wildcard entries as well, omitted for brevity): instagram.com. *. cdninstagram.com. *. messenger.com. *. facebook.com. *. fbcdn.com. *. fbcdn.net. *. fb.com. *. fb.me. *.
  - hetspookjee 5y ago
    So through the downtime of Facebook I learned they have their own registrar which makes it, I think, a lot easier to figure out all domains related to that registrar and simply black list any and all domains hosted on that registrar? Than you know for sure that even a typo page won’t be tracking you. I just don’t know how to find all domains related to a given registrar and if that is even possible.
shapefrog 5y ago
Many moons ago I purged everything I could, left a generic profile picture and barely logged in since. That way I 'own' my shadow profile and it is harder for someone to pretend to be me via a facebook account (I operate a 'plant your flag' policy for security as much as anything else on these public platforms). Nobody is holding a gun to your head to log back in to the account any time soon. I think the last time I actually did log in was > 12 months ago.

by bserge 5y ago

oldie 5y ago

As far as I know, they are. And, since I don't have a Facebook account, I can't find a way to submit a GDPR subject access request.

maxehmookau 5y ago

It's the same language used by gambling companies. "Take a break" rather than "Break your cycle of addiction by leaving us for good". Not entirely surprising.

mrits 5y ago
You don't defeat alcoholism by giving up a type of liquor. You can't quit Vodka and switch to Tequila and expect to have a different experience. Quitting Facebook/Instagram hurts FB but doesn't do much to help yourself when you do the same things on TikTok.

markx2 5y ago

You don't need to visit facebook, you just need to visit a page that has their script embedded. nextdns.io does a good job of blocking facebook. They base their block on https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists which has this list https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporations/facebook/facebook.com https://github.com/jmdugan/blocklists/blob/master/corporatio...

tremon 5y ago
That blocklist is very narrow, I would suggest using https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/facebook-extended.txt https://www.github.developerdan.com/hosts/lists/facebook-ext... instead. Or just use this RPZ policy (add *.<domain> wildcard entries as well, omitted for brevity): instagram.com. *. cdninstagram.com. *. messenger.com. *. facebook.com. *. fbcdn.com. *. fbcdn.net. *. fb.com. *. fb.me. *.
- hetspookjee 5y ago
  So through the downtime of Facebook I learned they have their own registrar which makes it, I think, a lot easier to figure out all domains related to that registrar and simply black list any and all domains hosted on that registrar? Than you know for sure that even a typo page won’t be tracking you. I just don’t know how to find all domains related to a given registrar and if that is even possible.

shapefrog 5y ago

Many moons ago I purged everything I could, left a generic profile picture and barely logged in since. That way I 'own' my shadow profile and it is harder for someone to pretend to be me via a facebook account (I operate a 'plant your flag' policy for security as much as anything else on these public platforms). Nobody is holding a gun to your head to log back in to the account any time soon. I think the last time I actually did log in was > 12 months ago.