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[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i'm so tired of nothingburger feel good 'stories' about search trends

this really is just reddit lite

Eh, it goes harder in some of the bad things about Reddit, but it's better in others. So it's less "Reddit lite" and more discount Reddit.

[–] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I've never had even a single Facebook account, to explain why it's because the UK police once tried to stitch me up and they kept demanding my Facebook account (presumably to fish) I never had one but they would not let that go.

Once I got representation that line of questioning ended but holy hell did they seem to put a lot of emphasis on my non existent Facebook account.

For the curious I was raided due to an anonymous phone (to the mayor's office) call that claimed I was going to shoot up my workplace or something ridiculous.

My belief is the police wanted to impress the mayor so they just wouldn't let it go despite being nonsense until I paid representation to make them behave.

[–] SolaceFiend@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

This is actually crazy, on the part of the UK police. I knew the UK government are more like that nosy old granny with binoculars than we have it in the States when it comes to stuff like Facebook and etc, but damn. I will allow that school shooting threats are serious, but in and of itself, actively trying to interrogate someone and demanding their SNS is a new level of invasive imo.

[–] Absaroka@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I am now scheduled for deletion.

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's silly they don't just delete it instead they make you wait...

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's so they can back your shit up probably lol

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, it's so they can cancel the deletion if you "change your mind" (read: interact with it in any way).

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, they know you're addicted, and won't let you cut yourself off

[–] jdeath@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i worry about (future, AI enhanced) impersonation attempts so I just keep it secure and don’t post anything.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't. Everyone I know knows I don't use any Meta products, so it would have limited impact.

[–] jdeath@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

my grandma is still alive, some other family as well. with AI voice cloning and things i just foresee a lot of negative possibilities. maybe in another decade nobody i know would be on those places as well, hopefully there is some alternative for keeping up with family and old colleagues etc.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What about regular calls and visits? People don't seem to have genuine conversations on SM like they do in person or on the phone.

[–] jdeath@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

unfortunately can't jet across the country regularly, as much as i might wish. and sometimes calls happen over (guess what) fb messenger. not everything is a conversation, but meta products cover a lot of ground beyond status updates at this point.

They do, but is that actually helping build your relationship? Or does it make you feel like you're more connected than you are and justify calling/visiting a bit less?

[–] Mojimbo54321@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Dropped Facebook completely in 2018 my mental health was much better for it

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