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@QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months ago

How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads | TechCrunch

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In the wake of Meta’s decision to remove its third-party fact-checking system and loosen content moderation policies, Google searches on how to delete
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  • Cousin Mose
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    You need to block all their domains/IP ranges too otherwise they’re still profiting from profiling you across apps and websites.

    • @ahal@lemmy.ca
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      Or install https://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/facebook-container/ for the less tech savvy / lazy

      • Cousin Mose
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        That feels like the opposite of deleting your account or blocking them

  • @ogmios@sh.itjust.works
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    deleted by creator

    • @hogmomma@lemmy.world
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      0•11 months ago

      No, you hit the LAWYER and gym up.

    • CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]
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      This is a reference I haven’t seen in YEARS.

      Damn that takes me back.

      • Ben Hur Horse Race
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        0•11 months ago

        I had to look it up myself, but it appears to be divorce advice (hit the gym, lawyer up, delete facebook)

        • @jaybone@lemmy.world
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          0•11 months ago

          I think this started on reddit in like 2010 or something. Solid joke in this context.

  • @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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    0•11 months ago

    Is this @technology?

  • @RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
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    0•11 months ago

    Become a master hacker who can access their servers?

  • @Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
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    0•11 months ago

    At the router. That is where I delete it.

  • 🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖
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    0•11 months ago

    Tldr: u cant

    • palordrolap
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      TL;DR Only if you misunderstand the intent of the word “delete”.

      In the sense of getting rid of the sites themselves, sure, that’ll never happen.

      And in the sense that once you’re known to them you’ll never be forgotten, at least not without a massive lawsuit that you’ve little chance of winning, yes.

      But you can ask Meta to delete your account(s) and everything visibly associated with you to the point that you no longer have a presence on any of their sites, and that’s what this article is about.

      One of the reasons Meta has been creating fake AI-based accounts is because so many people are doing this and they don’t like it and want to make it look like their sites are still active. Which is an excellent reason to delete your accounts, even if they weren’t also doing a bunch of other heinous things.

      And you can delete the apps from your phone. You should delete your accounts first though.

    • lnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)
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      0•11 months ago

      In the UE we have the GDPR.

      • 🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖
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        I often vpn into Europe to make gdpr request lol.

  • @latenightnoir@lemmy.world
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    0•11 months ago

    Real question is, how can I uninstall Zuckerberg…

    • @rockSlayer@lemmy.world
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      0•11 months ago

      That requires an adjuster

      • @QuantumSpecter@lemmy.worldOP
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        a special adjuster that andy has left at the office…

    • @MrLLM@ani.social
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      Don’t stop there:

      sudo apt purge billionaires
      
      • @Blackmist@feddit.uk
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        • @tehn00bi@lemmy.world
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          0•11 months ago

          Luigi isn’t a second rate character anymore.

          • @pyre@lemmy.world
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            0•11 months ago

            Mario is the black sheep of the family now

            • @robocall@lemmy.world
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              0•11 months ago

              Mario needs to step up

      • Amon
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        && sudo apt autoremove
        
  • @tacosanonymous@lemm.ee
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    0•11 months ago

    Is the process different from it was in 2015?

    • @jaybone@lemmy.world
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      0•11 months ago

      Now you must sacrifice your first born.

  • Felix
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    0•11 months ago

    Deleted everything Meta related in 2022. I have no regrets. Zuck can Suck it

    • Skeezix
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      Has he contacted you yet to schedule a time to suck it?

  • @kibiz0r@midwest.social
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    Oh hey, good reminder. The one upside to the fact that my FB account continually revived itself while I was using my Quest 2 is that now I can delete my account (for the last time, I hope) as part of a widespread protest instead of a one-off annoyance.

  • @frederick@lemmy.world
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    0•11 months ago

    Is it good to know that there ís still person in this world doesn’t rely much more on social media even though that is the biggest mainstream in this world.

  • @rusticus@lemm.ee
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    Anyone that still has these accounts hasn’t been paying attention the last few years and is part of the problem. I doubt many CURRENT Fb, Ig, Threads users will change their habits.

    • @Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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      Dumb fucks

  • @rekabis@lemmy.ca
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    If it wasn’t for Marketplace, I would be off Facebook entirely.

    But I am not on threads at all, and only get punted over to Instagram with reels that appear on my Facebook account.

  • rnercle
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    fuck!

    i made a filter with words “zuckerberg” and “meta” but not “facebook”

  • @WilderSeek@lemmy.world
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    Pffft! This is soooo 2015.

    • @nepenthes@lemmy.world
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      I turfed FB in 2015 as well (didn’t bother with the other stuff).

      But now I’m worried I deactivated it and didn’t delete… I cannot remember.

      If it’s just deactivated-- I wonder if it’s better to just leave it a greyed out graveyard, than to reactivate it just to delete. I feel reactivating would give it more information even, as I would be on a different device. It’s been dead a decade.

      What do people suggest?

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