Extra Technical Obstacles for Facebook Quitters • Hacker News Board

Re: Extra Technical Obstacles for Facebook Quitters

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Post by xefer » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 11:18 PM UTC

hkeide wrote: post #22

I've been using this Chrome extension [0] for many years which simply hides the news feed. After installing it, I never looked back. I haven't disabled it once. If everyone stopped using the news feed, Facebook would be dead. It's the heart of the addiction machine. [0] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kill-news-feed/hjo...

This is sort of bizarre to me. I say this because I use uBlock to remove everything but the newsfeed. The screen shots shown on that extension page is basically the inverse of what I have...

How do you engage with Facebook at all?

Re: Extra Technical Obstacles for Facebook Quitters

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Post by mercora » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 11:18 PM UTC

why would i have to delete my account anyhow. I just stopped using facebook quite awhile ago but still have my account there. From time to time people which would have otherwise trouble to find me online write me there and thanks to the mail notifications i can tell them how to contact me properly.

Re: Extra Technical Obstacles for Facebook Quitters

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Post by wybiral » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 11:21 PM UTC

I would join all of the people in this Facebook exodus but I haven't used it in five years or so.

Catch up with old friends over lunch sometime or write them an actual letter. You'll feel more connected having that kind of personal interaction than seeing snippets in a timeline.

As for events, if the people close to you don't think to invite you to things... Reevaluate your social life because something seems broken and it's not the lack of FB. People had perfectly healthy social lives before FB inserted itself.

PS: I didn't have to "delete" my account. I just never installed the app and don't ever log in. I flagged the updates as spam in my email and all is well.

Re: Extra Technical Obstacles for Facebook Quitters

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Post by moonka » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 11:23 PM UTC

nxc18 wrote: post #12

I deleted my Facebook to the best of my ability about a week ago. Fun facts: * They switch around button colors to trick you into undoing your actions * They are very eager to log you back in if you, for example, try to access help. This reactivates your account. * You cannot delete your account on Messenger. They removed the option. Deleting your Facebook profile does not delete your messenger account * Their doc fo…

Also, I found I can't delete anything I posted from before sometime in 2008. I just get an error when I try to.

Re: Extra Technical Obstacles for Facebook Quitters

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Post by feelin_googley » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 11:25 PM UTC

"Facebook has asked several major U.S. hospitals to share anonymized data about their patients, such as illnesses and prescription info, for a proposed research project.

Facebook was intending to match it up with user data it had collected, and help the hospitals figure out which patients might need special care or treatment."

Source:

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/05/facebook-building-8-explored...

Re: Extra Technical Obstacles for Facebook Quitters

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Post by headsoup » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 11:28 PM UTC

Quick question (I can't test as I'm not on Facebook):

If someone logs into a separate service using their 'Facebook Login' will that reactivate their account if disabled/deleted (within 14 days)?

Has this been tested?

A lot of people have saved logins etc so might not realise if this does actually reactivate them...

Re: Extra Technical Obstacles for Facebook Quitters

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Post by labster » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 11:28 PM UTC

flyinghamster wrote: post #25

nxc18 wrote: post #12

I deleted my Facebook to the best of my ability about a week ago. Fun facts: * They switch around button colors to trick you into undoing your actions * They are very eager to log you back in if you, for example, try to access help. This reactivates your account. * You cannot delete your account on Messenger. They removed the option. Deleting your Facebook profile does not delete your messenger account * Their doc fo…

I'm surprised there wasn't a step that involved a locked file cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard."

Instead of deactivation confirmation message, dialog box contained bobcat. One star.

Re: Extra Technical Obstacles for Facebook Quitters

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Post by TheForumTroll » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 11:29 PM UTC

mercora wrote: post #32

why would i have to delete my account anyhow. I just stopped using facebook quite awhile ago but still have my account there. From time to time people which would have otherwise trouble to find me online write me there and thanks to the mail notifications i can tell them how to contact me properly.

They still collect information on you from all sites with a Like button. If you don't mind that there's no need to delete anything.

Re: Extra Technical Obstacles for Facebook Quitters

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Post by dmead » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 11:30 PM UTC

headsoup wrote: post #36

Quick question (I can't test as I'm not on Facebook): If someone logs into a separate service using their 'Facebook Login' will that reactivate their account if disabled/deleted (within 14 days)? Has this been tested? A lot of people have saved logins etc so might not realise if this does actually reactivate them...

Yes. Without a doubt.

Re: Extra Technical Obstacles for Facebook Quitters

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Post by techsupporter » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 11:35 PM UTC

Fnoord wrote: post #30

nxc18 wrote: post #12

I deleted my Facebook to the best of my ability about a week ago. Fun facts: * They switch around button colors to trick you into undoing your actions * They are very eager to log you back in if you, for example, try to access help. This reactivates your account. * You cannot delete your account on Messenger. They removed the option. Deleting your Facebook profile does not delete your messenger account * Their doc fo…

Do you know of a way to automatically delete all my likes and posts? I'd like to not delete my Facebook account because my Spotify account is linked to it.

Spotify will happily unlink your Spotify account from Facebook and has gotten a lot better (and faster) about it in recent days. Several posts on /r/spotify have experience:

https://www.reddit.com/r/spotify/search?q=facebook&restrict_...