I had turned targeted ads off, on Facebook and Instagram. I still got ads but they were not targeted based on my data. I could live with that
Today I got a popup requiring me to pick an option of either accepting targeted ads or pay the equivalent of €13/$14 for an addfree experience across all meta platforms.
Option 3 : Delete your FB profile, and live peacefully ever after 😀
The issue is, that Facebook is the main means of communication for family, friends, work and hobbies.
Then it is high time to change this. It won’t get any better - it will get worse.
Isn’t the standalone Messenger app enough for this? I haven’t used anything Facebook in years but for a good while messaging a few friends and family through the standalone app was enough while the rest was uninstalled.
Yes I am keeping messenger for now. Not sure if they’re tracking data there too or listening through my mic but I need that.
A lot of organizing goes on through FB groups too but I can work around that through web based use of FB.
Nonetheless my use of Facebook will be drastically reduced!
Is the switch to Mastodon a possibility for you?
For me sure, but the people I communicate with, I doubt it. I have transitioned to Lemmy pretty easily from reddit. But Reddit was fairly annonimous. I feel more stuck to Facebook because the iRL people I know are there