Facebook Frustrations: What Made You Want To Quit The Social Network For Good?
Facebook: whether you love it or hate it, few can argue against the claim that the social networking site has become an almost unrivaled mode of internet communication since it was launched in 2004. However, far from simply being a way for geographically distant friends and family members to share life updates and cute kitten videos, Facebook has evolved into a major source for news, political disagreement, and aggregate data collection.
As news about Facebook and scandals involving Facebook mount and other social networking platforms ascend in popularity, some users are making the choice to leave Facebook for good. Why leave Facebook? In reality, the reasons for departure abound. For some, it's the sense that their personal data is not safe and is being used for purposes with which they do not agree. For others, it's the feeling that the social platform has become less social and more antisocial. Still, for others, it's a combination of many factors.
But what about you? What's made you want to quit Facebook for good?
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It has become too much of an echo chamber for uninformed opinions.
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I've seen ads that make me feel like Facebook has breached my privacy.
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There are too many ads in my News Feed.
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The same posts keep showing up at the top of my News Feed.
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Facebook’s news editors were revealed to be biased in 2016, and I no longer trust that the content they show me is unbiased.
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The Cambridge Analytica scandal has made me distrust Facebook with my personal data.