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In reply to the discussion: A plea for all DUers who haven't already done so. Drop Facebook like a rock, please? [View all]Hotler
(11,504 posts)18. And drop Linkedin. nt
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A plea for all DUers who haven't already done so. Drop Facebook like a rock, please? [View all]
Dennis Donovan
Feb 2020
OP
I'm inclined to love your post too, but to be utterly clear-minded and fair:
DemocracyMouse
Feb 2020
#156
I'm still on Twitter. With the introduction of tools that sort out the bots, it's a better place...
Dennis Donovan
Feb 2020
#5
You should read and get the context before firing a round at a bystander who agrees with you.
VOX
Feb 2020
#133
I dropped it last year when I realized Zuckerberg is clearly helping Trump. It felt good.
writes3000
Feb 2020
#95
if you are of above average intelligence and age,no msiinformation on FB will influence your opinion
beachbumbob
Feb 2020
#14
Sorry but you don't know wat you're up against. Not just the influence but wat you say and do
Dream Girl
Feb 2020
#32
Twitter has policies in place, and there are tools available to sort out the veracity...
Dennis Donovan
Feb 2020
#23
Lol, I've seen people right here, whose names I won't mention, post absolute falsehoods from
cwydro
Feb 2020
#174
Old unsophisticated folks who either don't know any better or think they are "smart"
Dream Girl
Feb 2020
#33
Yes... The panic room or something like that. Whoever moderated that group must have
hlthe2b
Feb 2020
#99
Because participating in an admitted disinfo for cash organization is A-OK.
we can do it
Feb 2020
#31
No, it just means that I've come to terms with the risks and benefits the platform offers.
WhiskeyGrinder
Feb 2020
#35
I doubt you fully appreciate the risks. Unless you're a PhD level data scientist.
Dream Girl
Feb 2020
#42
You said it, not me. And as for saving you trying to do save myself and the country form fab
Dream Girl
Feb 2020
#47
Cuz you're so "smart"? See my post above. Lots of folks in the valley won't go near it.
Dream Girl
Feb 2020
#34
BOYCOTT FB!! It is hurting zuckerberg big time..16 billion lost over poor FB performance
Thekaspervote
Feb 2020
#27
That's what you're doing, you're supporting an anti-Democratic entity that is destroying
Coventina
Feb 2020
#77
And you and a couple others on this thread have gotten condescending in your responses.
A HERETIC I AM
Feb 2020
#206
I am going to be condescending to anyone helping undermine our democracy. n/t
Coventina
Feb 2020
#207
I agree, and never became part of that craze. Unfortunately, people are NOT going to drop facebook.
still_one
Feb 2020
#41
A little more than a year ago, couldn't take neices and nephews that I loved go for Trumper
katmondoo
Feb 2020
#44
For all their faults (especially Fox) there are standards that broadcasters have to adhere to
Coventina
Feb 2020
#82
So what? Mistakes are made all the time. Saying it's the same thing is ludicrous. n/t
Coventina
Feb 2020
#88
I'm not defending Fox News, don't be silly. Every news network gets stuff wrong from time to time.
Coventina
Feb 2020
#104
The entire media of this country was manipulated by the Bush Regime, it is true.
Coventina
Feb 2020
#112
Hahahahahaha! Yeah, 'cuz Zuckerberg is all about helping the working class!!!
Coventina
Feb 2020
#122
Social media is where many people become radicalized, or haven't you followed the story of ISIS?
Coventina
Feb 2020
#142
This and too damn stubborn to admit they are perpetuating the propaganda.
we can do it
Feb 2020
#132
Then I weep for our country. We apparently have to service our overlords in order to do anything.
Coventina
Feb 2020
#105
I'm not saying you should stop. I just find it pathetic is all. We only survive at the mercy of
Coventina
Feb 2020
#115
I live outside a very small town, and the mayor uses Facebook to keep us informed
womanofthehills
Feb 2020
#183
apologists and hard heads keep splashing through that sewer because they have to travel--
Ponietz
Feb 2020
#57
Of course they do, but I don't know most of the phone number or email addresses of my FB friends.
aikoaiko
Feb 2020
#87
Of course I care, but the pro-boycott crowd hasn't made a compelling case for boycotting.
aikoaiko
Feb 2020
#96
If the Cambridge Analytica scandal didn't move you, you're probably lost, then. n/t
Coventina
Feb 2020
#98
No, it was edited to make it look like she tore the speech during the Tuskegee airman intro
Dennis Donovan
Feb 2020
#92
"It's become 4chan for Nanas and Grampas." The absolute best description for what FB has become
chia
Feb 2020
#85
Some think they are free of all influences on FB but this article shows how deep they target
lunasun
Feb 2020
#89
Real estate agents use FB extensively to get the word out about their listings...
Ferrets are Cool
Feb 2020
#106
"as soon as I discover their main portal is FB, I immediately eliminate them. "
Ferrets are Cool
Feb 2020
#163
I guess I'll have to take your word for it, because now I avoid FB using businesses like the plague.
Coventina
Feb 2020
#117
Twitter has policies intended to curb the spread of disinfo, and works with 3rd party vendors...
Dennis Donovan
Feb 2020
#143
Pushes for proper regulation would work better than boycotts for a lot of these areas.
Blue_Adept
Feb 2020
#149
Its not an either-or question - boycott IS a tried and true method of applying a "push" nt
Kashkakat v.2.0
Feb 2020
#167
No thanks.....I like pointing out the fake crap to posters of BS..pisses them off.
AncientGeezer
Feb 2020
#170
Nope. Ninety percent of my posts are political or issue related, and I'm NOT going to stop.
pnwmom
Feb 2020
#178
Unfortunately, not everyone is on DU, so haven't seen the damning news articles
Rhiannon12866
Feb 2020
#185
"A plea for all DUers who haven't already done so. Drop Facebook like a rock, please?"
Cosmocat
Feb 2020
#188
You understand the meaning of "plea," don't you? It's actually in the subject line...
Dennis Donovan
Feb 2020
#189