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Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news (english.elpais.com)
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[–] to55@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 6 months ago (13 children)

I want to quit Facebook so badly, but I NEED to use WhatsApp. Family, friends, work even. All informal and semi-formal chats go through WhatsApp where I live.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 21 points 6 months ago (2 children)

You can quit Facebook, just not Meta as an entity.

[–] to55@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 6 months ago

Right. I’m still used to the parent company being named Facebook.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

I have no Facebook, I want no Facebook. When I got my now job a few years back they said "we couldn't find you on Facebook." That's right, you can't.

And yes I get left out of that communication stream, but absolutely don't care. Like, not even a little bit.

I'm waiting it out. Already my kids see it as "boomer shit".

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