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Meta is getting rid of factchecking. If you want to leave Instagram, what are your alternatives? (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 month ago by chrisbit@leminal.space to c/technology@lemmy.world
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“[For] people who live in the country or in remote areas or minority groups or [who have] small businesses, that is a really good way for them to communicate and reach other people,” she says.

“It’s just not possible to set up an alternative at this point in time. So, to put it bluntly, we’re in a bit of deep shit, to be honest.”

No mention of Pixelfed, but I can understand why. Will it only be seen as an alternative once a critical mass of users move there? And can that happen if they don't see it as an alternative? Chicken and egg. I'm trying out, but it's a little vapid when everyone I know is on Instagram.

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[–] TheBananaKing@lemmy.world 131 points 1 month ago (51 children)

.... just don't use instagram?

I never have, and I don't feel like I'm missing out

[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 94 points 1 month ago (35 children)

I asked a younger coworker something similar about Facebook and facebook messenger a few years ago in relation to cyber bullying. I asked her why the younger generation doesn’t just get off social media if they’re being bullied, and her response was that these platforms are how people communicate now. Without them, you don’t find out about parties, trips, events, etc. Without them you get left out. If you abandon them, you’re essentially ostracizing yourself.

After hearing that I understood why just giving them up is difficult.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 35 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It's why nobody left Whatsapp when Meta bought it.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i hate it, but we are gonna be slow boiled into having meta read everything we say over there if we aint already

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 month ago

I'm betting you are.

Why wouldn't they?

[–] Clanket@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As soon as they're forced to allow interoperability with other apps, I'll be deleting WhatsApp. Had a Facebook from the beginning but deleted it when the Cambridge Analytica scandal happened. Have never had an Instagram. Fuck Meta and its horrible owner.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 3 points 1 month ago

The thing is that Whatsapp was a godsend in Europe because we used to communicate through SMS's and we used to pay for them, where is WhatsApp requires a single yearly payment.

Some tech illiterate people didn't even know how to download apps but WhatsApp came pre installed on their phones so they used it

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