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hexola

(4,835 posts)
14. I started by Unfollowing everyone!
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 09:27 AM
Mar 2018

That made it much better - now all I see are my groups - with mostly anonymous people.

Im going to slowly remove all my content - and move my groups back to www

And leave a basic profile with tracks back to my www/web presence.

No you are regaining control of your privacy. Kilgore Mar 2018 #1
facebook sucks eShirl Mar 2018 #2
No - I can't do it! I'm too afraid - the idea of life without face book . . . el_bryanto Mar 2018 #3
don't use it . . . pretty simple . . DrDan Mar 2018 #9
Here you go, step 1: Admit you are powerless over Facebook that your life is unmanageable FSogol Mar 2018 #4
Facebook addiction is a real thing nt Sunsky Mar 2018 #5
I don't blame them. pwb Mar 2018 #6
Loll! People's mental and emotional well being will skyrocket without FB! Anon-C Mar 2018 #7
For me, it would feel like I was conceding the field to the Trumpsters & crazy Brexiters etc. TubbersUK Mar 2018 #8
Same here. LeftishBrit Mar 2018 #11
Kinda the opposite, actually. eShirl Mar 2018 #16
In what way 'kinda the opposite' ? n/t TubbersUK Mar 2018 #18
I am using FB a bit more carefully, but still use it LeftishBrit Mar 2018 #10
Me too! imanamerican63 Mar 2018 #12
Yes, this! I've been using the internet quite 'regularly' since '92 and... WePurrsevere Mar 2018 #30
I never did anything that asked for my contacts...I draw the line there LeftInTX Mar 2018 #34
im not deleting.. isnt this like closing the barn gate after the horse escaped? samnsara Mar 2018 #13
I started by Unfollowing everyone! hexola Mar 2018 #14
From the start a few years ago, I locked down my FB account... Rollo Mar 2018 #15
Ask yourself this.. Kentonio Mar 2018 #22
There are also notations and comments associated with said photos and videos Rollo Mar 2018 #23
Sure, but you can get that stuff from posts just as easily. Kentonio Mar 2018 #25
Companies have used data, including photos, from Facebook to judge AJT Mar 2018 #26
Absolutely, and I'd encourage anyone on Facebook to keep their profiles private. Kentonio Mar 2018 #31
Burglars, for one? DonaldsRump Mar 2018 #27
No-one should leave their profile public, so burglars really shouldn't be an issue. Kentonio Mar 2018 #32
An old example about monetizing facial recognition from 2015 DonaldsRump Mar 2018 #37
Yes but not necessarily in the way you describe Kentonio Mar 2018 #45
I see those on my friends' feeds, I go to them and they say: LeftInTX Mar 2018 #36
Lol Fullduplexxx Mar 2018 #17
Or youre getting your life back BannonsLiver Mar 2018 #19
It helps a lot of people be a lot less lonely. Kentonio Mar 2018 #33
A flat statement like that is silly. Codeine Mar 2018 #42
Its been a net negative BannonsLiver Mar 2018 #44
Agreed! llmart Mar 2018 #43
I read this last night crazycatlady Mar 2018 #20
That makes zero sense. Most Americans werent on Facebook blake2012 Mar 2018 #21
FB has billions of users former9thward Mar 2018 #24
I stopped going there with all the LIES Cha Mar 2018 #28
Haha...no. JNelson6563 Mar 2018 #29
Facebook is the way people live? malaise Mar 2018 #35
that just sounds pathetic, yes? Skittles Mar 2018 #39
Yes malaise Mar 2018 #40
LOL Skittles Mar 2018 #38
A handful of cranks are freaking out. Codeine Mar 2018 #41
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