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Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data (www.eff.org)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] heavydust 14 points 4 days ago

Mad at meta?

Open your Instagram or Facebook app

Yeah, keep on using facebook and twitter, I'm sure they'll be pissed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Don't use any Meta shit. Or talk yourself into why your use case is so important that it out weighs the bad stuff.

Now I know I'm being used
That's okay man 'cause I like the abuse
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Everyone keeps posting this kind of stuff, but offers no viable alternative for a local social media platform. I'm a musician and rely on these platforms to promote events and music. There are no viable alternatives at this point.

I like the idea of decentralized sites, but no one is on them right now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Don't feel bad in your case. Network effect is still there, and concerts will be the last things that will move from Facebook.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

QR code and website.

Lemmy/Mastodon

Call people.

Or, just stay under the devil. It’s not like anyone’s going to make any effort.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 days ago

None of those are anywhere near as effective. You can blame the users, but the ones in charge and the politicians that let it happen are shitty, not the users.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A federated notification system.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Huh?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Kinda thinking out loud, It just seems like we could come up with a purpose built way to keep everyone connected to organizations outside of networks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Whole heartedly agree. Mastodon is getting there, but no one i know is on it.