gangrif (@gangrif@social.undrground.org)
Can we talk about social media addiction?
Back in the 90s i was really into bbs's. Like the old school text boards that you'd dial into. Sometimes i'd feel like i -needed- to login. just to see if my friends were on or to check on some of the games i played. But i was a teenager. i didn't have responsibilities to get in the way and once i did i found that the need faded.
Fast forward though to mainstream social media. Namely facebook in this example. I've been a facebook user since... well.. it's been a while. early 2010s. And now instead of needing a computer with a modem i could check on the face from anywhere. And even as the glaring privacy concerns started to crop up i stayed. Because my friends were there. or my youtube channel promotions, or my brand awareness... Always something.
It got to the point where at any moment that my brain didn't have something to do, i'd pop open the facebook app and just scroll. Sure i found entertainment there. but more and more recently i also found rage. Arguments over politics, people being terrible to each other, "news" that i could never tell if it was real or not.
So two weeks ago. when my facebook feed blew up with people being horrible about the cold blooded assassination of a political activist... i decided to pull the plug. I deleted the app from my devices and closed my facebook browser tabs. I haven't been back except to check on some facebook marketplace listings i've got running.
But here's the thing. Whenever i'm idle. whenever i pick up my phone and have nothing immediate to do on it. My brain still wants me to check facebook and i have to make myself stop. I almost reflexively start looking for the app on my home screen where it used to be.
I usually redirect myself here. but once i've finished catching up i find that i want to check on facebook! It's bothersome. i've never really dealt with any form of addiction before. Cigarettes were never a thing for me even though i was surrounded by friends who smoked. Alcohol has never been a vice i've developed a dependence on. harder drugs have never even been a consideration. But facebook..
Anyway. just venting a guess. Has anyone else gone through this? Thanks for listening.
#socialmedia #addiction #facebook #ragebait
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aimainainu (@aimainainu@mastodon-japan.net)
「最近のネット界隈、危なすぎ ! 」自衛のために知っておきたいヤバい手口4選 - ライフハッカー
#ネット の #脅威 は巧妙化しています｡ #TikTok や #Facebook に潜む #マルウェア ､スマホを監視する #ストーカーウェア など、自衛のために知っておきたい最新の ...
https://www.lifehacker.jp/article/2509-matome-net-security-threats/
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hackernews_bot_vn (@hackernews_bot_vn@mastodon.maobui.com)
Tác giả bài tiết lộ về Meta đối mặt với phá sản sau lệnh cấm chỉ trích công ty. Sarah Wynn Williams, người đã điều tra và viết về hoạt động của Meta, hiện đang đứng trước nguy cơ phá sản do bị cấm chỉ trích công ty này. Đây là trường hợp điển hình về những thách thức mà nhà báo điều tra phải đối mặt khi chống lại các tập đoàn công nghệ lớn.
#Meta #Facebook #CorporatePower #FreeSpeech #Journalism #TựDoNgônLuận #BáoChiềuTìm #NhàBáo #CôngNghệ #TậpDoàn #Meta #BáoChí #TựDoBáoChí
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theguardian_us_technology (@theguardian_us_technology@halo.nu)
Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/21/meta-expose-author-sarah-wynn-williams-faces-bankruptcy-after-ban-on-criticising-company #Socialnetworking #Technology #Facebook #UKnews #Books #Meta
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sebastian (@sebastian@social.itu.dk)
i love how #LinkedIn keeps telling me that i am "on a roll" when in fact i am not using it at all.
Your motivational #algorithms need attention, leeches.
Second only to #facebook which keeps inviting me to connect to #dead people.
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researchbuzz (@researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host)
#Facebook #Instagram #children #privacy
'The children’s images were used by Meta after their parents had posted them on Instagram to mark their return to school. The parents were unaware that Meta’s settings permitted it to do this.'
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2025 (@2025@rbfirehose.com)
The Guardian: Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man. “The children’s images were used by Meta after their parents had posted them on Instagram to mark their return to school. The parents were unaware that Meta’s settings permitted it to do this.”
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itnewsbot (@itnewsbot@schleuss.online)
Glitches Humiliated Zuck in Smart Glasses Launch. Meta CTO Explains What Happened - When Meta finally unveiled its newest smart glasses, CEO Mark Zuckerberg "drew mor... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/21/023248/glitches-humiliated-zuck-in-smart-glasses-launch-meta-cto-explains-what-happened?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #facebook
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lavanyadeepak (@lavanyadeepak@mastodon.social)
#SundayFunday with #Facebook
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jaml2023 (@jaml2023@mastodon.social)
No importa cuán lento vayas, mientras no pares.
#shorts #ultimahora #youtube #Instagram #viral #tiktok #twitter #facebook #españa #reels #BorjaVilaseca #VictorKuppers #ElsaPunset #AlexRovira #IsabelFernandez #motivación #perseverancia #superación #éxito #resiliencia
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youtube_videomainichi (@youtube_videomainichi@rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com)
イエメン人記者ら31人死亡 イスラエル軍、新聞社を攻撃
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47lIGYthGOk
#youtube_videomainichi #6379869858112 #facebook #ニュース #ユーチューブ
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smartupworld (@smartupworld@mastodon.social)
Thinking of taking a break from Facebook? 📴
I just published a complete 2025 step-by-step guide on how to deactivate your Facebook account — including tips, pitfalls, and how it differs from deletion.
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Read the full guide here 👉 https://smartupworld.com/how-to-deactivate-a-facebook-account
#Facebook #Privacy #SocialMedia #DigitalDetox #TechTips
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