Big tech showing its true colors.

  • watson@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Oh, speaking as A Gay, I stepped away from Meta services many years ago.

    We can be fabulous elsewhere.

    We can be fabulous anywhere.

    🏳️‍🌈

  • The Velour Fog @lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    They’ll give human traffickers 17 second chances and allow scammers to proliferate on their platform, but abortion resources and LGBTQ+ spaces? Straight to jail.

    Glad I don’t go on FB anymore.

    • UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I never had it for years after cancelling it back when you had to be dead to get rid of Facebook and last year I created an account just for marketplace, because Craigslist sucks now. Everytime I open Facebook there some rediculous AI bullshit trying to entice me on my way to marketplace.

  • BoycottTwitter@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    Well then, time to shut down your Meta account if you still have one. Also do likewise for TikTok and Twitter.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Anyone that still has a facebook account by this point deserves whatever happens.

      Facebook being a festering pile of hateful bullshit hasnt been a secret for well over a decade at this point.

    • krooklochurm@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      But I have so many weak excuses with incredibly easy solutions, along with very light social pressure to continue using them, it’s impossible.

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    2 months ago

    Facebook: [Has always been a surveillance apparatus intent on exploiting users]

    Facebook: [Does what it does]

    Everybody: [Continues to pour money and information into facebook ‘because’]

    Me: Maybe in a few MORE DECADES people will wake up!

    Everybody: [Does not wake up]

    • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Me: Maybe in a few MORE DECADES people will wake up!

      What Westerners don’t realise is that Facebook’s main audience are people from developing countries. FB provides free and unlimited access to everyone even without internet data. But the actual price? You guessed it.

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      2 months ago

      Right right, if by “everybody” you mean “definitely not everybody”.

  • saarth@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    While advertising for literal scams. About 10% of Meta’s revenue is from literal scams.

  • TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    Anyone else remember when the Chick-fil-a CEO said some weird shit, put scripture on the bottom of their cups, switched CEO’s years ago, donated millions to minority/LGBTQ+ communities, and the boycott still stands? Yeah, I miss those days. Now it feels like FB will gain more users with this announcement and that’s sad.

  • sibachian@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    this is the type of dangerous overreach potential laws like chat control pose to people under fascist rules. we shouldn’t make it easy for them. people need to get the fuck off facebook and federate!

  • Rhoeri@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Daily reminder that if you still have an account- you are supporting this shit. No excuses.

  • IonTempted@lemmynsfw.com
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    2 months ago

    Whenever you have too much moderation and rules just know that companies can leverage that however they want, same with Reddit and how I got wrongfully banned and many others, may companies never rule the world.

  • TomMasz@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I keep my FB and Insta accounts only because so many of my friends still use them. Someday I hope they’ll see the light, too.