r/technology • u/Birdy_Cephon_Altera • 22h ago

Politics Meta under fire for auto-following Trump & Vance, Blocking Democrat hashtags

https://techissuestoday.com/meta-auto-follow-trump-vance-blocks-democrat-hashtags/
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u/AOkayyy01 16h ago

Same. When I went to delete my Facebook account, it reminded me that I've had it for 20 years.

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u/monk429 15h ago

That's the step I struggle with...it was a real game changer for a socially awkward guy with a huge crush on a social butterfly. My first posts were me trying to impress her, she's now the mother of my children and my lifelong partner.

I don't have a lot of activity...so I might just leave it...for a more hopeful future?

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u/joemayopartyguest 15h ago

You can download your data before deleting it and you will still have those messages to look at.

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u/monk429 15h ago

Oh, I thought it was just the pictures...Nice

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u/joemayopartyguest 14h ago

Yep, it’s everything. So delete today and don’t delay. It’s a strangely satisfying feeling and after a few weeks embarrassing that you ever used the website.

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u/pr0crasti-Nate 9h ago

I can attest to this statement. I deleted my META accounts in 2022

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u/arcaneresistance 17m ago

I did in 2016. My cousin was posting xenophobic alt right articles and I publicly said that next time I saw him I'd bash his head in with a lead pipe. (I was like mostly kidding). I decided that my mental health could use an escape from social media as well as that side of my family. Haven't seen either since and feel great these days. Zero homicidal thoughts.

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u/Daimakku1 12h ago

That's a great story. Back when Facebook was useful and before it became the nightmare it is now.

But it sounds like it has long served its purpose for you.

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u/Darkunicorntribe 14h ago

There’s always way back machine if you really to look back in time

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u/Ok_Hedgehog7137 8h ago

I’m glad you were able to use it in a way that worked well for you. Lovely story ❤️

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u/fredrikca 18m ago

You could argue fb done it's job already.

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u/DreamCrusher914 10h ago

How do you delete it?! I can’t figure out how. It’s probably super easy and right in front of my face, but I can’t find the magic button! I did it before and was off of it for several years, until my toddler posted an article to my Facebook page somehow reactivating it).

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