Breaking up (with Facebook) is hard to do: Here's how

wkrn ^ | 12/23/2018

[BenLurkin]

GOODBYE FOREVER

Facebook lets you download the data you've shared with Facebook since you joined. This includes your posts and photos, as well as the "activity log" — the history of everything you've done on Facebook, such as likes and comments on posts, use of apps and searches. The download also includes your profile, messages, list of friends and ads you've clicked on.

This process should give you a good — perhaps scary — idea of what Facebook has on you.

What you won't get are photos other people shared with you, even if you've been tagged. You need to save those individually. And some stuff will remain, including what others have posted about you, your chats with others and your posts in Facebook groups (though your name will be grayed out). To delete all this, you'll need to sift through your "activity log," accessible through your profile page, and delete each item individually.

Once you've saved everything and gone through your activity log, sign in one last time. Go to http://bit.ly/198wIoI and click on the blue button.

Facebook says the process could take a few days. Your delete request will be cancelled if you log back in during this time. Facebook says it may take up to 90 days for all the data associated with your account to be wiped...

If you used your Facebook account for third-party apps and sites, you'll need new usernames and passwords for each.

TRIAL SEPARATION

If you're not quite ready for a divorce, deactivating your account is an option....

Deactivating means other people won't be able to see your profile, but if you log back in, the whole thing is canceled and you are "active" again. Ditto if you log into an outside app or site using your Facebook account.

[publana]

I tried to make my kids understand what it was, but they all joined and lived it for a long while. Finally, they have now seen what I foretold was truth. They’ve deleted their accounts in anger and disgust with Facebook.

[sodpoodle]

****Never been on FartBarf, Twittie or Instacrap.*****

Nor have I - spend most of my free time on FR - and thankful that our posts are ‘anonymous’.

Must also refrain from posting too many family anecdotes - before my cover is blown!!

[elbook]

Need conservative alternatives to all of these lefty run monopolies (and a active boycott of their un-american activities)

Its NOT rocket science any more and just needs sufficient effort (a great business opportunity)

[elbook]

Open them to massive lawsuits about privacy violations past present and future ... )the companies themselves and the lefties who run them)

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

I’m not on Facebook and I’ll be your friend. I would have Zuckerberg caned...repeatedly (not joking).

[Fiddlstix]

Click The Pic

[Carriage Hill]

Besides FR, I’m on a couple of firearms forums, but that’s it for social media, for me.

[scripter]

I’ve had the same experience.

[mass55th]

"I never went near it."

Me neither. I have a VERY small circle of family and friends. I've always felt, that if I wanted to talk to them, I'd either visit them, call them on the phone, or send them an email or snail mail. Works for me.

[Hot Tabasco]

You just slip out the back, Jack

Make a new plan, Stan

You don't need to be coy, Roy

Just get yourself free

Hop on the bus, Gus

You don't need to discuss much

Just drop off the key, Lee

And get yourself free

[mass55th]

"I left 120 FB friends 3 years ago..."

120?? Wow! I can count on one hand, the good friends I have, and most of them are family. I can't fathom having that many people to keep in touch with. I'd never get anything else done.

[Theodore R.]

The key is to refrain from posting anything on Facebook that one would not want a spouse to see.

[vetvetdoug]

I'm in FB timeout right now because I mentioned that Moochelle had to go to the dog groomer before she was able to wear the yellow bed sheet the MSM has been recently pushing around as a fashion statement and put a picture of a “wookie” for reference. FB called it “hate speech” while allowing comments about Melania go unchecked. FB bias is overt and in your face.

[mass55th]

"The hard part is FB is how many of my extended friends (people I knew over my lifetime keep in touch with me)."

I've never joined FB, but know family members who have. Most of them complain about it, then when you tell them to quit, they come back with the excuse that they would, but it's how they share their photos of their kids/grandkids. I find that a poor excuse since there's plenty of other ways to share photos. What did they do before Facebook?

[mass55th]

"I tried to make my kids understand what it was, but they all joined and lived it for a long while."

My youngest son who lives in Indiana has a Facebook page. I don't think he uses it very often. I've never seen it, and wouldn't join just to see it. Once in a while when I call my sister-in-law, she'll tell me about something she read on his Facebook page. He's 47. We communicate via email or phone call, or I go visit him. Same thing with my oldest son who lives 2 hours away.

[upchuck]

You really think FB is going to remove all your info? That would be similar to Walmart closing all their stores.

Your info is what brings value to FB.

The best thing to do with FB is NOTHING.

This is the Facebook Is Evil ping list.

If you'd like to be on or off this list, please click Private Reply below and drop me a FReepmail.

[Sergio]

bkmk

[for-q-clinton]

For me it’s not about sharing OUT the photos. But about seeing their photos and what is going on with everyone.

If people are on there because they want to share out those the the narcissistic type of people—typically posting daily or at least a few a week selfies and how great they are or how much god has blessed them.

But others use it to keep in touch. So if I want to see what my best friend from elementary school is up to I can easily see. And if he gets a new girlfriend and posts her photo I can congratulate him or ask to go out as couples next time we see each other. Normally when you get a new girlfriend you don’t text everyone in your contacts list that you have a girlfriend. But you can post it on FB without looking odd.

[mass55th]

I'm glad you get something out of it. My social circle is so small that Facebook would actually be more work for me than I'd care to deal with. I don't live in the city I grew up in, so have never been in touch with any of my grammar school, or even high school friends. I retired from my job 15 years ago, and there's only one person I keep in touch with from the job. She and her husband, and I meet at the local casino for lunch once a month, and spend a few hours playing the slots. I exchange a limited number of Christmas cards each year, most are with people I haven't seen in years. That's usually the only time we connect.

I joined AOL when it first came out, and got involved in co-hosting a Civil War room, and Genealogy room. I think the experience turned me off to other social media sites. I gave up AOL after a few years because I got bored with it. Couple that with working in Corrections for 25 years, and I think I got burned out with having to deal with large numbers of people every day. Once I retired, I really enjoyed not having to talk to people, or deal with other peoples' problems. I was never even tempted to do MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or whatever else is out there. People have invited me to join the sites they belong to, but I tell them I don't do those. I'm 71, been here 21 years, and it's probably the most time I spend socializing with people, other than doctor appointments :-)

[BipolarBob]

FakeBook is a cult like group. Its like leaving Scientology. You are shunned. You started thinking for yourself. You are different. Now you know how easy it will be when the time of trouble comes.