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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I absolutely and completely agree with this post from Orange Blossom Baby.
The OP of this thread has no experience with using Facebook and has no direct knowledge of what it is, and how it works. Many people are frightened of Facebook for imagined loss of privacy. Facebook can be an amazingly wonderful entity and very safe to use. For many people during this pandemic the interchanges and banter and repartee on Facebook is a great stress relief. It is entertaining, it is interesting, and the OP on this thread would love the political debates among people who know each other. On Facebook, users can block and control who sees the content of their posts and the memes they share.
The OP on this thread is judging without knowledge. The use of Facebook is not without peril, but it is mostly positive to me and many people who live in The Villages and all across the world. It opens our dialogue to friends and family members and allows us to see and chat and share political and moral views and adorable grandchildren's pictures. Facebook is a medium to communicate and really not a source of news in itself. News is repeated, expounded on and lied about, just like on this forum.
If you do not at least LOOK at Facebook, see how it works, you are much behind the times and unaware in my opinion.
How people feel about Mark Zuckerberg has nothing to do with how people use and enjoy Facebook.
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I agree with OBB as well. As the OP I am not sure why you feel attacking me without watching the documentary, or reading my posts is the thing to do, but....
I made it clear that NO particular site is doing anything, but that their platform is being used. That platform was set up to make money, nothing else.
I made it clear that it covers all social media, not just the one you speak of.
I did not refer to, but call now to your attention, that both the House and the senate agree and understand the risk.
I never said there were no virtues in your favorite platform.
Just wish folks would read and try to understand, but that may be asking too much.
And despite the "panning" of me, I still maintain that the doc is a good one, and still maintain that we are extremely naive concerning privacy and control on this medium. My point of view is shared by those who actually set it up and who know.
Oh, and by the way...I was a long time Facebook user but deleted my account based on many things. Still maintain my contacts, but safer.