Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news
Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news
The largest study ever carried out on social media deactivation has found that disconnecting lowers users political participation and also their propensity to believe misinformation
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I want to quit Facebook so badly, but I NEED to use WhatsApp. Family, friends, work even. All informal and semi-formal chats go through WhatsApp where I live.
You can quit Facebook, just not Meta as an entity.
Right. I’m still used to the parent company being named Facebook.
I have no Facebook, I want no Facebook. When I got my now job a few years back they said "we couldn't find you on Facebook." That's right, you can't.
And yes I get left out of that communication stream, but absolutely don't care. Like, not even a little bit.
I'm waiting it out. Already my kids see it as "boomer shit".
I hate Facebook. Marketplace is unfortunately the only place a lot of stuff is listed, even though it also sucks. I said I wanted stuff within 85 miles, why are you showing me stuff that's 400 miles away??? Craigslist is genuinely a better experience (via the mobile app) these days, but no one uses it.
I guess I’m at least lucky that marketplace isn’t used here primarily.
I just use Craigslist anyway and accept that I'm missing out on selection.
Often I do too, but I'm in a mid-sized city so sometimes it isn't an option if I want to find a deal on something.
I only set up notifications on Craigslist's app though.
This.
I buy and sell heaps of stuff on Facebook.
We have young kids. It must have saved us thousands buying everything second hand and flipping it later.
I haven't viewed the actual Facebook app/feed in probably 7 or 8 years, but I have a Facebook for messenger. There are just too many people that rely on it as a sole form of communication, I was just getting left out of shit.
I don't really see the problem though, do you not have the self control not to browse?
I do, luckily. But I’d rather not use any Meta apps.
You don't need Facebook to use WhatsApp.
Meta
You're not required to go on Facebook just to use WhatsApp 😉