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Written by Professor_Stevens on 2025-01-11 at 17:20

It's done. I've just deleted my Facebook account, and my Instagram account. Along the way, I noticed I created the Facebook account almost exactly 20 years ago. God, what a mistake.

If I log back in to either by Feb 10, it reactivates. Gee, good to know f_cking Zuck has some time to realize what an asshole he's become, and re-earn my presence. Yes, there is a greater chance that I will be declared the king of England.

But I'll give him that long.

[#]FacebookSucks

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Written by Piggleston Pecanpants on 2025-01-11 at 20:47

@Professor_Stevens If you don't login by then, they'll still keep your account on hold. I deleted my account over a decade ago and they periodically reactivate it. I don't login again because that implies I agreed with this. They'll never truly delete your account.

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Written by Professor_Stevens on 2025-01-11 at 20:50

@LilPecan

I assume what I write on the internet is forever. What they can't do is actually be me using their system. Without users, Zuck has nothing to sell to advertisers.

Also, I just don't want to be associated with his operation anymore.

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Written by Kevin LaRose He/Him on 2025-01-11 at 21:05

@Professor_Stevens @Lizette603_23 @LilPecan I wish it was that easy. I’d love to leave #Meta and Zuck behind. But there’s the issue that community groups I’m in are only on #Facebook and post updates only on Facebook. Also, I have connections, some of them family, where our only connection is Facebook. I know it shouldn’t be this hard, but it’s a bit of a problem for me.

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Written by DEDGirl on 2025-01-11 at 21:15

@Thumper1964 @Professor_Stevens @Lizette603_23 @LilPecan as someone without FB, or anything other than Fedi, it is soooo hard! 1 thing people don’t consider is… classifieds. I moved to a rural area a few months ago & I cannot look for any used furniture, nor services, without FB! It’s kind of crazy. I still refuse to use it, but it makes everything very, very hard & lonely.

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Written by Professor_Stevens on 2025-01-11 at 21:29

@DEDGirl @Thumper1964 @Lizette603_23 @LilPecan

I hear you. I was a member of our local "Buy Nothing" FB group. Well, I'm going to approach them about having a Mastodon presence.

I know it's hard, and not everyone is equally able to move at this time. But I am, and I want to encourage to consider if they are too. Fostering hate towards the powerless crosses a line with me. More than one, in fact. I was willing to give up "Buy Nothing" after that.

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Written by Miss Gayle on 2025-01-11 at 22:05

@Professor_Stevens @DEDGirl @Thumper1964 @Lizette603_23 @LilPecan

I'll follow buy-nothing on mastodon!

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Written by Professor_Stevens on 2025-01-12 at 00:03

@MissGayle @DEDGirl @Thumper1964 @Lizette603_23 @LilPecan

Now, how would we do that? On FB, Buy Nothing is done as groups, one for each locale that has a Buy Nothing community. Mastodon doesn't have groups. Could we do it with hashtags? Something else?

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Toot

Written by Miss Gayle on 2025-01-12 at 00:25

@Professor_Stevens @DEDGirl @Thumper1964 @Lizette603_23 @LilPecan

I think I saw somewhere there are groups of some type. Or hashtags, possibly. The master account would be @buynothing@...some server.

Perhaps @FediTips can help?

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Descendants

Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-12 at 00:40

@MissGayle @Professor_Stevens @DEDGirl @Thumper1964 @Lizette603_23 @LilPecan

There are useful things called "groups" on here, but they work very differently to groups on Facebook.

Groups on here are special accounts that basically just repeat any post sent to them, which makes it easier for lots of people to discuss a common topic across many servers. They're sort of like "super hashtags" because they send posts to other servers more easily.

More info at https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse

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