I rarely use Instagram but am about to delete my account there. Will be ceasing to use Whatsapp too, and hopefully deleting my account. I’m otherwise off of meta products. Only problem I foresee is that when traveling outside the US, everyone tends to want to use WhatsApp.
Edit: anyone recommend a WhatsApp alternative? Privacy and widespread adoption are the top concerns. I’m defaulting back to Signal, but I know there have been some issues with it
Signal is the best option. The only downside being that it relies on your cell number. Otherwise it’s the most secure platform/protocol.
What’s the best option if you don’t want to use your phone number?
Signal
Justo tried the search, so I guess its working again?
I wonder if people will finally leave things like xitter and FB. So many people that ARE politically aware are still using those fucking sites, giving all kinds of excuses (but my followers).
And I’m not just talking about corporate stooges working for the “liberal media”.
Unless they just rolled back the change, #democrat hashtag is definitely working on Instagram:
I wouldn’t put it past them to hastily roll back the change, say “Sorry, we just had a glitch”, and blame Trans people somehow.
They won’t blame anyone. They’ll passive-voice it and do it more subtly.
Rolled back. Update in the article.
Everyone who is semi intelligent knew this was going to happen. People need to quit acting like theybare surprised. It’s going to get worse, and the only people protected are rich white people who suck up to evil. Even then you’re not safe. Bumpler was good friends with Epstein until Epstein bought a piece of property that krumpler wanted. That’s why they stopped being friends. It wasn’t the sex trafficking that turned him away.
To the surprise of no one, their accusations turned out to be a plan of action.
Zuck…you’ve got orange…all over your face and throat…
Lol not even a fuckin full day.
Do your service and convince your parents to leave every Meta product.
My mom wouldn’t leave Facebook if you paid her. She treats it like it’s the entirety of the Internet
Block it at their router and blacklist it on her phone
Lol I don’t live at home but if I did that it would just make my brother’s life hell as he had to try and troubleshoot
Better yet, have it redirect to a fake Facebook that pisses them off so much they change platforms
I don’t think that would work in the iOS app even if I wanted it to
I thought Facebook was dying a few years back and I only became more convinced when an older family member was trying to convince me that it wasn’t.
A social media app that targets old people can’t last.
Thankfully, mine are too old to ever give a shit about anything on the internet. Sadly, my mother watches fox 24/7… my father doesn’t care for any of it at least and also pokes fun at her for watching that garbage. He still thinks Trump is good because, in his views, he made his stock the highest it ever was, and that’s all that matters. I’m only grateful we never talk about any of it when they see my kids or on holidays.
What’s the equivalent easy(ish) to use / post replacement for them?
Friendica for Facebook
Pixelfed for Instagram
Loops for Tiktok maybe, Haven’t tried either though
Choice of XMPP/Signal/Element for whatsapp
yeah, lemme just sit on friendica all by myself because im the only person in my life that knows what any of this is, no one is moving to these that has a large presence on the meta versions
Okay, but if you’re Friendica user you can natively interact with ActivityPub services like Lemmy or Mastodon, and there are addons enabled on some instances adding BlueSky and Tumblr as well, so if you know anyone using them, you’ll be able to interact with them
Also if you’re interested in following people you don’t know, there’s Friendica directory, so you’ll not be alone
This is the first I’ve heard of it and I’ve been here since the Reddit exodus
Your average person, let alone tech illiterate boomers, is never going to hop on to federated services.
Just need to frame it right. Facebook is full of <insert country they don’t like> propaganda, frendica is much harder to not.
Pixelfed is also good enough that Zuck is actively blocking it, so we’ve got one.
As-is, no, but an app with a slick dumbed down interface that all we nerds already here despise and equally slick on-boarding flow that hides all the “technical” details could
Except all the people switching to Bluesky?
The issue isn’t federation, it’s the onboarding and “style” of social media.
Also I don’t think there is a Facebook equivalent is there? If people weren’t on Reddit they aren’t gonna care about Lemmy. The Facebook crowd need a good alternative before they will migrate.
My queer FB friends have been moving to Bluesky, which is frustrating because I’ve been on Mastodon for a year. But, whatever. I can deal with two accounts.
For kids there is TinyBeans. That’s half the reason my older family uses FB anyway… and no way in hell am I putting my kid on FB.
Patiently waiting for Pixelfed to get really good and stable and Flashes to launch.
“Under fire”. Wake me up when someone actually does something about it.
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ShittyLifeProTip: If you’re feeling suicidal, make sure to take some fascists with you.
Do not kill yourself. That will be a waste of life. Take out as many wealthy people as you can first before they stop you…
If the situation was hopeless, their propaganda would be unnecessary
I was trying to practice Cunningham’s Law and you, my friend, are the one to prove it. This is what I needed to hear.
White terrors are evidence fascists fear left wing survival even when they’ve won.
Ditch the apps.
You are not married to apps.
Anyone on Lemmy should understand that. We came here from elsewhere.
DITCH THE APPS.
Me thinks you’re preaching to the choir 😅
I never even had “the apps” 😄
Is this like “the gays” my parents used to tell me about? 🤣
Exactly. But digital.
I need for my job, in my country everyone uses What’sApp, this includes the company I work for, I work on the street and that app it’s how they chose to handle communication between co-workers, clients, my boss. It’s the only thing from meta that I have an account. It sucks.
Not really under fire though, are they?
Also not really blocking democrat hashtags.
Looks like Zuckerberg got into Trump’s face paint
they’re both accidentally gonna come out in blackface one day and some real hijinks will ensue!
RFK jr is super close
gunnin’ for that smoked out catcher’s mitt look
It’s actually from motorboating trumps ass…
Ahh, that explains why Trump’s face looks like that too.
Jesus fuck this is a mental image I didn’t need.
Maybe they had a sleepover!
Yeah, Vance slept
withon the couch.
If you search #trans, or #transgender, or #lgbt absolutely no results lol. Searching just #lgb works fine though. Awesome
Searching just #lgb works fine though
Let’s Go Bisexuals!
