I think it’s pretty safe to say that the majority of us are here to avoid another corporate takeover of our preferred platforms. It would seem to me to be a tad irresponsible to allow Facebook into our space with open arms, allowing them to hoover up our data. I would love to keep using Lemmy.world, but will happily change instances if need be, and I feel many share that sentiment.

  • katy ✨English
    -14•11 months ago

    mastodon and Lemmy users jumping to conclusion with weird gatekeeping nonsense and conspiracy theories? shocker. and they wonder why mastodon didn’t take off post twitter.

    • Cyber YukiEnglish
      20•11 months ago

      The difference between a conspiracy theory and an actual conspiracy is evidence.

      Remind me again why Zuck was called to testify before Congress?

      Actually that was a rhetorical question. But here is a video you all need to watch.

      https://youtu.be/G272R50v6ww

      • [email protected]English
        7•11 months ago

        The way I see it, Meta and Zuck are a far far stretch from deserving either trust or benefit of the doubt.
        Wait and see, sure, but I can be defederated while doing the waiting.

        If for some magical reason, it turns out great, then we can just refederate once they’ve proven themselves.

    • DessalinesEnglish
      7•11 months ago

      Yall remember that time Facebook did an internal study of the massive psychological harm it and instagram was causing teen girls, then kept it secret and did nothing about it?

      • @[email protected]English
        -4•11 months ago

        “Aspects of Instagram exacerbate each other to create a perfect storm,” said one internal report, which said pressure to share only the best moments and to look perfect could pitch teenagers into depression, low self-esteem and eating disorders.

        “Issues like negative social comparison and anxiety exist in the world, so they’re going to exist on social media too,” Newton said. “That doesn’t change the fact that we take these findings seriously, and we set up a specific effort to respond to this research and change Instagram for the better.”

        Yes it’s true, looking at pictures of pretty people all day can make some people feel less pretty about themselves. Shocking, I know.

        Odd how you left out the part about them trying to use the study to make instagram better. Totally no bias on your part!

        Would you be more or less upset if they didn’t care to study it at all? Genuinely curious how you think them trying to understand their platform better makes you angry.

    • @[email protected]English
      5•11 months ago

      What rock do you live under that you think Meta isn’t an active threat to the privacy of literally everyone in the world?