Another excellent and very funny article by @freddy

If you are trying to convince a friend or family member to leave Facebook, start the discussion sharing this link with them👇

Move Fast and Break Things:
"For someone trying not to appear like a cartoon villain, Zuckerberg doesn’t do a great job."

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2022/04/04/move-fast-and-break-things/

#Facebook #DeleteFacebook #Meta #Zuckerberg

2/2 If you think about it, #Facebook is actually several apps in one - chat, photo sharing, news feeds, events, groups, marketplace, etc. The more of those features you can replace with different apps to meet those needs, the better. I use sites like eBay, Craigslist, Signal, WordPress, Inoreader, Evite, and other Fediverse apps to *do less in Facebook* but it's still the only way I'm gonna keep touch with my cousins and my high school class. Doing less in there is a good start. #deletefacebook

In response to a Reddit post asking for #Fediverse alternatives to #Facebook that AREN'T Friendica or Pleroma: I just discovered [socialhome](https://socialhome.network/) that is federated with #ActivityPub so you can see #Mastodon and #Pixelfed and #Lemmy content in a more attractive display. It's still not the same as Facebook - I don't know if anything will ever be polished enough for the normies to switch.
1/2 #deletefacebook

If you are staying on a corporate
social media platform because the people you follow are still there, consider others are also staying there because you are still there.

Someone needs to start the move.
Be that person.

Leave X for good.
Leave Facebook forever.
Remember blue skies eventually turn grey.

Embrace the social media that cannot get sold to a billionaire. Embrace the Fediverse 💚

#X #Facebook #Instagram #Threads #HelloQuitX #DeleteFacebook #DeleteTwitter #Mastodon #Fediverse

For anyone who intends to delete #instagram, after downloading your data, some folks recommend deleting your images. Something I started years ago, this script deleted over 8k posts of mine, and I am going to clean up the rest in short order.

https://github.com/eddyizm/insta_delete

#meta #pixelfed #deleteinstagram #deletefacebook #deleteig #DeleteMeta #DeleteZuckerberg

I gave my Facebook connections 2-3 months notice that I was leaving. All of my closest friends locked down other means to keep in touch and I consider myself extremely lucky and I'm very grateful for them. ☺️

What made me laugh though were the comments from some historical friends I knew for ages but were probably really ready to see me go. 🤣

Like: "I'll miss you."
Dearie, if you were going to miss me at all then you'd give me your email address at the very least. 😅 (I didn't tell them that of course. But it's only logic, isn't it?)

Another precious one:
"I want to stay in touch but I don't have a (popular alternative platform) account!"

I asked them: "Is it difficult to get one?"

They didn't reply. 🤣

Another one:
"Thank you for the photos."

I knew that person for years, laughed and cried watching her precious children grow up, shared nothing but love and encouragement, but it's not enough to wanna enter an address & password into the Make Account fields of a different platform. Got it.

Probably the most amazing one: "I didn't want you to think that I thought less of you and didn't give you my contact info, but I don't plan on making another account. Take good care."

Um...does not compute, sorry! 😅

Maybe I've lived in Asian societies too long. Out here, actions speak much louder than words. If you want to let someone go, you just leave. You don't make excuses about why you think someone isn't worth your time or trouble. 😅 You don't have to go through all that weird effort! Really! If you don't want the relationship to continue, a simple "Take care" is enough. "Thanks" is enough. "Goodbye" is enough.

Life is so much easier without weird excuses and explanations.

In 2016, Facebook suddenly kicked me offline with zero explanation. I was unable to open it, or make another account for another 2 years. I had to circumvent the usual method to make it happen. During that time, only 2 people "missed" me enough to email me. And I keep hearing stories like this from others. When friendships just become a series of transactions and reactions, there apparently isn't much motivation to hang on, I get it.

It's an increasingly lonely world we're creating, isn't it, if we remain locked in this trap of reactions & comparisons.

I'm looking forward to getting to know my close friends even better now, and to make new ones, centered around solid, reciprocated communication.

The horizon glows brighter now.

#deletefacebook
#friendships
#relationships
#facebook
#actuallyautistic

Right, it is time to move away from Facebook.

I need some advice on how to get on to friendica (or a different alternative).

Which server do I choose?

Can I migrate content, contacts or images from other social media sites to friendica?

Don't just want to register without understanding the basic setup first.

Any recommendations? Suggestions? Links?

German or English - doesn't matter.

#Friendica #SocialMedia #deletefacebook #factchecks #fediverse

If you just joined the Fediverse
in search of a more inclusive community, welcome

While the Fediverse also has its challenges, it is a community constantly trying to improve for its people, and away from the danger of the monetization of hate.

If you feel lost and are in need of advice:

1. I wrote these tiny tips to help you feel at home in no time: https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/109323504324459171

2. Feel free to ask questions around! People will be happy to help. Hashtags are important here. If you have a question related to Mastodon for example, use #Mastodon

3. Be patient. Be you. Explore. Follow many to build a full feed (it is more important here because there is no algorithm).

Make yourself at home 🏡💚

#Fediverse #Meta #Facebook #DeleteFacebook

How Facebook restricted news in Palestinian territories
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c786wlxz4jgo

#Facebook #Instagram #Meta #DeleteFacebook #DeleteMeta #SocialMedia #Censorship
#Palestine #Gaza #WestBank #Israel
@palestine