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Internet spring cleaning: How to delete Instagram, Facebook and other accounts

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Re: Internet spring cleaning: How to delete Instagram, Facebook and other accounts

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Post by csnti »

The only reason why I haven't deleted FB is because of the memories shared on there. I haven't posted on my timeline in years. A long time ago, I got spooked when I saw ads that tracked my Google search activity, that's what drove me away from social media in general; an utter lack of respect for the privacy of users. And then I got obsessed with finding out ways to avoid fingerprinting (it's nearly impossible). On the odd occasion I might log-in to see what people are up to, but for the most part I keep in touch with friends and family through text and sometimes Discord.

I deleted my linkedin because I kept getting nothing but spam emails, with no actual prospects of a job. Tbh I think that entire platform is a cesspool.

Re: Internet spring cleaning: How to delete Instagram, Facebook and other accounts

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Post by robonerd »

baby wrote: post #34

Please don’t do this. It’s really sad every time I want to reach out to an old friend and I can’t because they deleted their fb :( I mean, if you don’t have such connections then who cares, but if you do think about that

As if sending messages to an abandoned account they'll never check is any better? If they close their account instead of abandoning it, you won't waste your time waiting for a response to a message they'll never see. Instead you can ask mutual friends and acquaintances to help you establish contact. This almost always works and only requires a little effort.

Zuck needs you more than you need Zuck.

Re: Internet spring cleaning: How to delete Instagram, Facebook and other accounts

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Post by wintermutestwin »

javajosh wrote: post #14
boondaburrah wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

firefox containers is both the killer feature of firefox for me (I can't leave it) and also the jankyest. I don't think mozilla knows they have gold on their hands (but do they ever know?). I lived through the firefox extension debacle in 2019 or so when FF accidentally let a cert expire and it helpfully uninstalled all my "unverified" extensions, of which container tabs was one. When everything was fixed, my setting…

I suspect that Mozilla looks at the telemetry and very few people use containers. I'd guess because users don't understand what they're good for. Perhaps you, an enthusiastic user, could do a little writeup somewhere (here?) on why they are the cat's meow.

Containers are simple to use and incredibly useful.

Temporary account containers: automatically makes a new tab isolated from the others. This reduces the data thieves tracking and it allows you to ignore sites that have a limit on the number of articles you read before putting up the paywall. For some sites, there is advantage in using the same container so I use Multi-Account containers.

Multi-Account containers: I have multiple webmail accounts and have a container for each one pinned in my main browser window. For me, these containers are aligned with different businesses that I run and personal stuff. Using them is so easy - right click on a tab and reopen in X container.

Containers (and uBlock and side tabs) should be baked into the browser.

Re: Internet spring cleaning: How to delete Instagram, Facebook and other accounts

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Post by jamal-kumar »

imwillofficial wrote: post #139
VLM wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> whiskey in the basement isn't spying on you Everyone important in the world already knows my SiL bought it for me, tracked at the point of sale using a loyalty card, tracked via her credit card, her highway pass shows she visited to deliver it to me on my birthday, it probably has a RFID chip somewhere either for theft protection or inventory tracking (maybe in the presentation box not the bottle itself "obviously"…

What a weird comment flow to read. Your defensiveness off putting.

Truly, dude just went OFF. Morning basement whiskey vibes.

Honestly funnier than my little joke

Re: Internet spring cleaning: How to delete Instagram, Facebook and other accounts

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Post by entropie »

VLM wrote: post #84

Most people don't need to delete their accounts. I have a tasty bottle of rather expensive whiskey on the bar in my basement right now. Luxury consumables are a good gift, I guess. I don't want to drink it right now because I have things to do requiring sobriety, its a bit early in the day for that sort of thing, etc. I got my reasons, none of them terribly interesting. If I don't want to drink it for various reasons…

> An alcoholic whom does not want to drink it, would absolutely need to perform the ritual of dumping it down the drain.

Nope. Iam an sober alcoholic and don't have any issues with alcohol in my flat around me. In fact there is a bottle of expensive wine standing on the table next to the front door for a few weeks now (kind of a tip for a favor I did) I just dont care. Ill hand it to my mom when I see her next.

I guess its a bit pedantic to point this out. I felt the need to do it.

Re: Internet spring cleaning: How to delete Instagram, Facebook and other accounts

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Post by pelasaco »

Barrin92 wrote: post #136
pelasaco wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the part "Whether you want to follow in Neil Young’s footsteps or are already streaming music and podcasts through another service, deleting your stagnant Spotify account is a good idea." has nothing to do with privacy, but with an specific agenda.

of course they have a specific agenda, it's on their website ( https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/ ) I'm slightly out of the loop on the Neil Young stuff but I assume this is about Rogan spreading antivax content or something, which I don't think is very compatible with Mozilla pushing for an internet that is civil, free of misinformation and factual, so it seems to me they're sticking to their principles,…

interesting that I see they actually going against their own manifesto, specially the points:

- "We are committed to an internet that promotes civil discourse, human dignity, and individual expression."

- "We are committed to an internet that elevates critical thinking, reasoned argument, shared knowledge, and verifiable facts."

For sure one can paint what Rogan does as "spreading antivax content or something" but that is not what he does.

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