I wish I could get my parents to unplug from Fox for a while
Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news
Submitted 6 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
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HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 6 months ago
rockSlayer@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Block Fox and the other right wing news stations, but also a couple liberal news stations like NBC. When they call you for tech support, tell them it’s a weird issue happening with cable lately
HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 6 months ago
My dad would figure it out pretty quick, he’s no ludite
mechoman444@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Haven’t used facebook in any meaningful way since 2012. Much less anxiety ever since.
Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
Same sentence but replace it with Instagram for me. I can’t help but peek into comments for some funny ones but they are all filled with vile stuff. Tiktok is no better but it’s definitely better than Instagram. Even worse half of those comments come from my country :(
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
Can we start some viral alliteration to get people off Facebook for a few weeks?
Make Memories Matter May?
Just Journal June?
Just Jive July?
Authentic August?
Send Stamps September?
Offline October?
No Negativity November?
MalachaiConstant@lemmy.world 6 months ago
How about Analogue August or Stop Scrolling September?
I’ll also say, Offline October is pretty dang good.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
There’s something on the tip of my tongue. Something like ____ Zuck. Something that rhymes with Zuck, and expresses how I feel about him and his platform. I just can’t quite put my finger on it…
😉
Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
Summer Social Media Sabbatical:
Join June/July’s journey to joyful jamming!"
Resol@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Replace “for just a few weeks” with “forever”, and “reduces” with “gets rid of”, and now you have an even better statement.
ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Permanently deleting all Facebook accounts and pages could save you even better.
Resol@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Or even more better: just get rid or all social media that is associated with massive corporate giants (YouTube is still too useful to get rid of, but it dors still have lots of problems)
Cybermonk_Taiji@r.nf 6 months ago
I deleted Facebook Jan 7 2021.
Oderus@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I just created an account a couple of months ago after never using it. It’s easy to filter out the dummies.
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I envy you. In my country (Hungary), I just cannot really live without it.
Got_Bent@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The last time I logged on to Facebook was this past fall because there was a death in our fairly tight knit group of high school classmates. It had been three or four years since I’d been in there.
So I went on and said my words.
While I was there, I didn’t really notice what was in my feed.
What I noticed was suddenly I was getting notification after notification that my posts from years and years ago were getting deleted because they didn’t fit whatever the current terms and conditions of use were.
This amused me.
So I left my words of dead classmate up for a week then sent my account silent again.
I can’t see Facebook or any social media being a place I ever hang out again, which is a little bit of a bummer because without any social media, IRL social activities all but come to an immediate and total halt.
Oh well. I’ll live.
DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
I still don’t think this would save my mom from whichever TV source she watches, Fox News, News Max, or OAN.
BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Can you get into her parental controls? Someone on Reddit did that with their parents and it actually got them somewhere.
aniki@lemm.ee 5 months ago
I blocked fox news at my parents house for years until my dad died. probably saved the remaining years we had together.
Donjuanme@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’m convinced those who want to be fearful of things will immediately latch onto a new source of misinformation.
This isn’t to say Facebook is good, or that we shouldn’t try to have stronger punishment for misinformation that leads to public harm, just that “people are dumb, panicky dangerous animals”
Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
Deleting Facebook forever reduces stress and desinformation long-term.
Captain@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
I still have Facebook but pretty much just for messaging… and honestly I don’t even check it.
I had 6 unread messages and 30 plus notifications when I checked a moment ago.
Pretty happy with the results.
MHSJenkins@infosec.pub 6 months ago
Given how FB’s algorithm stacks their feed and hides real information, that’s not surprising.
Blaster_M@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Never had a facebook, still won’t have a facebook
dmtalon@infosec.pub 6 months ago
I just ‘deactivate’ people that share news on facebook. I use FB to give my family (who don’t live near me) and friends a small slice of what’s going on in my world. I don’t post daily/weekly but I only post stuff I create. I also use it for groups/market place since most forums went to FB groups.
I expect the same from my connections, and unfollow anyone that just forwards things (news, memes, other posts). This little bit of management has made my FB feed ‘ok’
mihnt@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
See, I’m not real big on facebook, but I have an account because I live a considerable distance from when I am from.
Lately those cockballs have been refollowing me I have unfollowed and it is a clusterfuck on there now. I just have to ignore the feed because it’s full of trump shit and religious shit yet again.
HubertManne@kbin.social 6 months ago
Meh. I have facebook but don't really use it much. my condo has a page so its like a semi public chat and sometimes have communication with folks. Certainly never use the feed though and I hate checking it every few weeks. I certainly don't want anyone im connected to to think they will get a faster response if they hit me up there. I bet other things besides facebook spreads bs though. I see it with youtube users. I use youtube but I don't really chase my feed.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 3 months ago
I’ve seen like 7 people share this meme on Facebook about Netflix stock “tumbling” after donating to Harris. The ease with which people can be manipulated is absolutely terrifying. Like type “netflix stock” into the browser where you saw this and BOOM FACT CHECKED but they just accept internet memes as gospel and spread them accordingly.
0nekoneko7@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Left it long ago in 2017. Never looked back.
It’s a mental addiction itself. those who may try to detox themselves obviously will have to go through the withdrawal symptoms.
hperrin@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That is not surprising at all. That’s like saying laying off the conspiracy theory conventions for a while reduces your belief in conspiracy theories.
OpenStars@discuss.online 6 months ago
This title is ambiguous: reduces belief in the fake news topics themselves, vs. that fake news exists.
Anyway, yes, it does wonders for mental health and sanity to unplug from that cesspit of human “alternative knowledge”!:-P
Chessmasterrex@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Deleted my account in 2017. Cambridge analytica scandal was what got me to go. An account on FB is a liability.
Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
For my relatives Facebook’s not the problem, it’s all the far right wing propaganda on YouTube that makes claims without backing them up with any sort of evidence. The more they watch, the more they believe it, and the less they believe evidence to the contrary.
Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Not being stuck inside of an echo chamber really does wonders for the brain. And yes, I know the irony of saying this on Lemmy, but it’s true.
krashmo@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Echo chambers are a lot easier to recognize and ignore when they aren’t filled with your friends and family.