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ismnotwasm

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68. Younger generations seem more interested in Instagram, Twitch and Discord channels.

Tue Aug 31, 2021, 06:32 PM

Aug 2021

As well as Snapchat and TikTok.
Everyone uses YouTube it seems. There are other social media platforms, such as Clapper, a TikTok alternative. Medium and Tumbler are still a thing. WhatsApp is popular. Twitter, of course.

Should everyone stop using all of these platforms, or just Facebook? Everyone of them is problematic in someway.
Crap. Almost forgot Reddit!

Could go back to email, or even letter writing I suppose.

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Yes, Facebook is every bit as bad as you thought. [View all] 2Gingersnaps Aug 2021 OP

Only worse. ...nt 2naSalit Aug 2021 #1

Far worse behind the scenes. dalton99a Aug 2021 #2

Never became part of that circus, and never will. JohnSJ Aug 2021 #3

Same here. Everything I hear about it freaks me out. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #7

And DU Facebook users know it luv2fly Aug 2021 #4

Cuz it's so convenient. How else can grandparents get to know their grandkids? Dream Girl Aug 2021 #6

And so what if it helps condemn those grandkids to life under fascism? lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #8

OUCH..the truth hurts! PortTack Aug 2021 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Aug 2021 #35

Its absolutely right to blame users. No users- no fb. we can do it Aug 2021 #44

Don't know what that said above you luv2fly Aug 2021 #58

Lol, ok! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #45

You're certainly free to stay off it. Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #10

Maybe it's just me but that's not the hill I would choose to die one. Dream Girl Aug 2021 #12

Precisely Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #23

Same here PatSeg Aug 2021 #55

Yes, unfortunately. It's polluting millions of minds even though I stay off of it. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #32

Rock and Roll has GOT TO GO! NurseJackie Aug 2021 #60

As far as I know, Rock 'n' Roll was never used to deliver Russian propaganda... lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #61

The overwrought hand-wringing about Facebook is just as ridiculous as that dee-jay. NurseJackie Aug 2021 #62

Facebook could be shut down if some would get rid of the 1st Admendment. Kaleva Aug 2021 #66

I enjoy it very much. With my browser's ad-blocker... NurseJackie Aug 2021 #17

You confuse turning a blind eye, with eyes rolling at you. tritsofme Aug 2021 #33

Don't really care luv2fly Aug 2021 #57

Not sure what you mean by that? tritsofme Aug 2021 #63

Odd Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #5

Nor do I. MineralMan Aug 2021 #13

Lots of ways to lock your account down and edit your feed content. NCDem47 Aug 2021 #18

Yes. So is Google and everyone else on the Internet. MineralMan Aug 2021 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Aug 2021 #36

Agreed 1000%, MineralMan smatteson Aug 2021 #30

I don't either. I zap any troll at first comment to keep it the place clean. catrose Aug 2021 #14

Instead of making excuses people should choose to do what's right vs. being willfully blind. Dream Girl Aug 2021 #20

"people should choose" is correct. And we do. MineralMan Aug 2021 #56

Thank you. catrose Aug 2021 #64

I don't either. Animal rescue videos mostly and frogmarch Aug 2021 #16

I never see propaganda. Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #9

It's about doing what's right.We all know what FB enables. Dream Girl Aug 2021 #15

So does the internet. Go ahead and stop using the internet... NurseJackie Aug 2021 #22

Agreed Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #24

If it bothers you don't use it Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #25

Nice try! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #46

Ten bucks says you fail to see the irony in your having said that. LanternWaste Aug 2021 #67

That's not the point. Dream Girl Aug 2021 #21

Then exactly what is the point? Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #26

Doing the right thing. Not supporting an entity that is actively been used to spread disinformation Dream Girl Aug 2021 #27

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Aug 2021 #34

So does Cable (Noise) News and even though I use Facebook I somehow Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #39

Please tell that to Barack Obama, AOC, Liz Warren, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden etc.... LeftInTX Aug 2021 #40

Good thought. I will do just that! Dream Girl Aug 2021 #41

Willful ignorance. I think you know. Dream Girl Aug 2021 #28

Please elaborate as to how my use of Facebook harms you in any way? Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #37

When the scolding starts, the subtext is "I'm better than you because I don't use Facebook"... NurseJackie Aug 2021 #49

Agreed and have been in the mix of these threads before as well. Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #52

Exactly right.... smatteson Aug 2021 #54

Link please canetoad Aug 2021 #70

Post removed Post removed Sep 2021 #73

But still we have defenders here. we can do it Aug 2021 #11

... NurseJackie Aug 2021 #19

We have our very own DU "anti-Vaxers" Dream Girl Aug 2021 #38

Ridiculous. NurseJackie Aug 2021 #43

It's up to individuals to curate their social media experiences Sympthsical Aug 2021 #42

It's like listening to a Peta rant. NurseJackie Aug 2021 #47

+! Kaleva Aug 2021 #65

If anything, Facebook isn't bringing us together. Initech Aug 2021 #48

That article ... holy shit. Qutzupalotl Aug 2021 #50

Well, then I guess it's not bad at all. Captain Stern Aug 2021 #51

Bullshit. Absolutely false. Don't blame Facebook for your shortcomings. Saboburns Aug 2021 #53

Sweets are very bad for some. You should never eat it! CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #59

Sweets don't support insurrectionists luv2fly Aug 2021 #69

Oh that mr. goodbar is a real shady character. CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #72

Younger generations seem more interested in Instagram, Twitch and Discord channels. ismnotwasm Aug 2021 #68

Vile leighbythesea2 Aug 2021 #71

Garbage In, Garbage Out Jim G. Sep 2021 #74