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Looking forward to life without Facebook
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jpanhalt:

--- Quote from: BrokenYugo on March 09, 2024, 02:08:11 pm ---Short of perhaps taking legal action against them you'll need to reactivate your account just to permanently delete it. Or at least that's what I ended up doing, worked for me.

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That's what I concluded.  But, I will not beg FB to activate my account so I can remove it.  In theory, since my business relationship with FB was severed by FB, any reminders, etc. that it sends count as marketing spam according to the Can Spam Act (15 U.S.C. 7701-7713) (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2022-title15/pdf/USCODE-2022-title15-chap103-sec7701.pdf).  Violations have a set fine of over $50,000 per email.  So far, that sounds great.  Now, for the fine print, only the FTC or a State's Attorney General can sue.  I have been to both, and the Ohio AG insists on playing by FB's rules.  Bottom line: It's another sounds good consumer protection law for which there was no intent to allow enforcement unless politically exigent/desirable.  That is not unusual in the US, and both political parties play that game.

I have tried to contact FB and unsubscribe (another US requirement) without an active account to no avail.  There is an "unsubscribe button," as required by our law, but that button requires you to sign in.  Like the old Windows joke, "Keyboard failure.  Press F1 to continue."

I posted here hoping someone might know how to contact FB without having a well known member here send one of his drones over Zuckerberg's house.  ;D
Messtechniker:

--- Quote from: jpanhalt on March 09, 2024, 06:12:52 am ---Can one ever escape?  How did you do it?

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Never had to. Disliked social media right from the start.
Too much incompetent rubbish being splattered around. But that's just me.
For others it can be ideal. Keeping the family in touch, for example.
Xena E:

--- Quote from: Messtechniker on March 09, 2024, 04:47:25 pm ---Never had to. Disliked social media right from the start.

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Testify!

I find emailing, text messaging, and a groups.io account set up for friends and family contacts, more than enough connectivity.

I don't need "Twofacebook" or anything similar: life's to short.
themadhippy:
Facebook is the new hotel california,You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave
Kim Christensen:
Just set up some mail rules to auto delete any email from FarceBook.
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