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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 40 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] bl4kers@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

How is it an alternative?

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 23 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Glad i left Facebook 10 years ago or so.

[–] trk@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] termus@beehaw.org 15 points 1 week ago

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 11 points 1 week ago

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 3 points 1 week ago

"Facebook says it's not forcing you to use Facebook"

[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

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.