Facebook Says It’s Not Forcing You to Follow Trump (www.404media.co)
from Sunshine@lemmy.ca to technology@beehaw.org on 22 Jan 2025 06:12
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Sunshine@lemmy.ca on 22 Jan 2025 06:14 next collapse

If you want an alternative to facebook, check out !friendica@lemmy.ca.

bl4kers@beehaw.org on 23 Jan 2025 01:32 collapse

How is it an alternative?

theangriestbird@beehaw.org on 22 Jan 2025 06:35 next collapse

Ah sweet, so it’s only 99% fucked! Now I can go back to sharing misleading news stories in peace.

ininewcrow@lemmy.ca on 22 Jan 2025 06:37 next collapse

Usually when a corporation has to say it … it usually means the opposite of what they just announced.

thingsiplay@beehaw.org on 22 Jan 2025 09:27 next collapse

Glad i left Facebook 10 years ago or so.

trk@aussie.zone on 23 Jan 2025 02:59 collapse

Do you know how to tell if someone isn’t on Facebook?

[deleted] on 23 Jan 2025 04:49 collapse

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termus@beehaw.org on 22 Jan 2025 15:48 next collapse

Some friends were freaking out about following JD Vance on Instagram. Then they realized they had followed @vp when it was Kamala’s handle.

Alice@beehaw.org on 22 Jan 2025 16:41 next collapse

Am I missing something? This explanation actually seems reasonable. I swear I saw a couple people last election complain they were suddenly following Biden, because they were following the POTUS account.

I’m not trying to defend the fash propaganda that is Facebook, but also its users can be pretty dense.

teawrecks@sopuli.xyz on 23 Jan 2025 01:58 next collapse

“Facebook says it’s not forcing you to use Facebook”

jarfil@beehaw.org on 23 Jan 2025 06:47 collapse

Right… along with “X does not force you to follow Musk”.

Took me blocking 100+ accounts that kept reposting Musk, but “technically” it worked in the end. We’ll see if it lasts.