I mean, I wouldn't have a problem with that either.
Fuck Zuck
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I could seriously take or leave FB. But I think removing news would be welcome to many of us. I don’t really get any news from FB, outside of someone commenting on a story, or something. They should remove ads while they are at it!
I still use it, mainly for messenger for organizing bike stuff.
One thing that I have noticed is the amount of right wing culture wars BS.
The more RW fuckery I Right Click, Hide All, the more I seem to get.
But balance is fair, so I occasionally get a LW post, but it also seems to be one or two lone sources. Currently running about a dozen to one in favor of the fascists.
Curious. I don't get any RW anything of any sort, except maybe an ad for camo cargo shorts, or some shit. They gave up on me a long time ago.
Most of my content is from current friends, college friends, and the Dodo.
Most of my content is from current friends, college friends, and the Dodo.
I'm guessing the algorithm is set to "He clicked on it, so he must like it" and ignores the "Don't show me this BS again" part.
The problem isn't that you get/don't get your news from facebook
the problem is this tool does
the problem is this tool does
We've got a county level alert system that's (eventually) proven to be pretty effective. It just hits every phone reachable by certain towers. I imagine there are similar up there?
yes. I imagine it's been used. I guess the issue here is that people have tried sharing news via facebook (why people do that is beyond me, but it's popular I guess), but can't anymore because Meta is being a big baby and taken it's ball home.
chasing off facebook is awesome
even with some of the agency instituted resources we finally have after proving time and again that shit like facebook is potentially an even bigger hazard with misinformation and propaganda during emergencies....we still have one of the biggest fire fighters using it because they don't put resources into an agency solution
Even though the 'get the fuck out now' alerts work great, they need to quit doing this shit and funnel info through other means. This is for a fire near here right now
as these fires get more frequent and more destructive, there's no excuse for a lack of effective govt systems
I posted a link to this on facebook.... Will be curious if it actually appears an anyone's feed.
blog.paulbiggar.com
Meta and Lavender
A little-discussed detail in the Lavender AI article is that Israel is killing people based on being in the same Whatsapp group [1] as a suspected militant [2]. Where are they getting this data? Is WhatsApp sharing it? Lavender is Israel's system of "pre-crime" [3] - they use AI to
blog.paulbiggar.com
This is an interesting dive into the enshitification of Meta's products.
www.wheresyoured.at
The People Deliberately Killing Facebook
Over the last decade, few platforms have declined quite as rapidly and visibly as Facebook and Instagram. What used to be apps for catching up with your friends and family are now algorithmic nightmares that constantly interrupt you with suggested content and advertisements that consistently...
www.wheresyoured.at
Facebook 2024: OOPS! All Ads!
Not to mention nothing but posts from the same 5 friends I barely interact with. I can’t tell if the people I’d like to see updates from have left the platform or if the algorithm is crap. Probably both. I really should shut down my account.
Just this morning I deleted the app from my phone
My goodness was that a dystopian read.This is an interesting dive into the enshitification of Meta's products.
The People Deliberately Killing Facebook
Over the last decade, few platforms have declined quite as rapidly and visibly as Facebook and Instagram. What used to be apps for catching up with your friends and family are now algorithmic nightmares that constantly interrupt you with suggested content and advertisements that consistently...
I feel like I've posted this before, or maybe just complained to other friends about it. I get flooded with "suggested posts" from accounts showing extreme tattoos and body mods, including never-ending "black alien guy" and anuskatzz content (definitely NSFW searches). Oddly many of these are non-english posts, often filmed or edited on a potato and never properly cropped. I have clicked on the "don't show me this" so many times it is laughable, but I just keep getting more updates of the same. You'd swear there was nothing else online.
You interacted with the post, therefore you want more of this. You just confirmed it with the do not show me this. In my experience ( which is the same as yours ) this is how it works. My feed is now nothing but what I don't want to see, therefore I ignore it. I still use messenger as that is the normal way of communicating with the riding crew.
Messenger is what keeps me hooked in. I have a few friends/groups using it. I really should just switch to text or WhatsApp for my international connections.
