Finally deleted Facebook yesterday. Meta exported all of my data in a highly unusable Frankenstein of files and folders, but I allegedly have everything on an external drive now. Twitter ❌️ (November) Meta ❌️ Never had IG, WhatsApp or TikTok Open source or bust for me going forward. - ThreadSky

thomaskmilward.bsky.social • 24 days ago

Finally deleted Facebook yesterday. Meta exported all of my data in a highly unusable Frankenstein of files and folders, but I allegedly have everything on an external drive now.

Twitter ❌️ (November)
Meta ❌️
Never had IG, WhatsApp or TikTok

Open source or bust for me going forward.

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wendi25.bsky.social•24 days ago

👍👍👍

cpgerman12.bsky.social•24 days ago

That's awesome. If it wouldn't be for my German family I'd be done with Facebook and Whatsapp too.

lynniereads.bsky.social•24 days ago

Signal is a great alternative to WhatsApp! I used WhatsApp to talk to my friends in the UK and when I told them about my concerns, they were so sweet and we found Signal. Now we can still chat without meta stealing our data 🖤

lotarous.bsky.social•23 days ago

🫡

uncle-slayton.bsky.social•24 days ago

I can still text you random bullshit right?

tagishsimon.bsky.social•24 days ago

We should search out some AI slop just to keep Thomas from going cold turkey. Only kind to do so.

uncle-slayton.bsky.social•24 days ago

Added.

doninscrubs.bsky.social•24 days ago

Same. I deleted FB and IG today. In the import, all I wanted was the photos, which were tucked away nicely in 1 folder. I don't care about the rest. My question is...are our accounts REALLY deleted, or simply no longer accessible to US?

thomaskmilward.bsky.social•24 days ago

I chose the delete rather than the deactivate option, but to your point - who knows what happens to it on the back end.

Edited to remove my misunderstanding your US (I read it as U.S.)

doninscrubs.bsky.social•24 days ago

I deleted as well but I'm still thinking it's not gone. I don't trust them. That's why I'm here.

resurrection20.bsky.social•23 days ago

It'll definitely live forever in a server farm's storage. How often will they access it? To train new A.I. and if law enforcement requests it.

needtea.bsky.social•24 days ago

I’m struggling to download my images. Any tips? FB is making it impossible!

doninscrubs.bsky.social•24 days ago

They don't make it easy. If I recall correctly, click the 3 dots by your profile picture - account settings - download or archive. Select accordingly, and it will prepare it for you and email you when it's ready to download. In the ZIP file, you'll find a folder that will contain pics. :-)

sally1007.bsky.social•23 days ago

👍🏼👍🏼💃🏻💃🏻

lovingkindness730.bsky.social•23 days ago

Have never been more happy to be off that sewer of hate, prejudice and threats. It’s a shit show of 🤡. Bluesky is a great safe place. Facebook-ers don’t last long here.

chandra-marie.bsky.social•23 days ago

I closed my bird at the years ago and my m*ta 2 weeks ago! Feels great!

lynniereads.bsky.social•24 days ago

I deleted my Twitter in November, most meta accounts in December, and TikTok and WhatsApp in January. I just heard the Substack ceo or founder (can’t remember which) has come out in support of Elon, so looks like I’ll be deleting that as well. Bluesky truly feels like the only safe place right now.

mikeguido.bsky.social•24 days ago

I also left Facebook feels good

thomaskmilward.bsky.social•24 days ago

dr-isobel.bsky.social•11 days ago

Interesting, other than BlueSky what else are you using?

thomaskmilward.bsky.social•11 days ago

Currently just BlueSky, but I'd be open to exploring a Facebook-style substitute at some point.

dr-isobel.bsky.social•11 days ago

I only really keep my Meta account to keep in touch with a few people who still use it!

lhope1024.bsky.social•23 days ago

I did exactly the same. 20 years of memories there, now compressed into tiny image files and spreadsheets. Sad, but necessary.

dbach55.bsky.social•24 days ago

I flushed too.

brianjscoggin.bsky.social•23 days ago

I would love to leave WhatsApp but you simply can't survive here without it. All business runs on it.

slatergurl.bsky.social•23 days ago

I've been wanting to get my photos from there so I can leave.

needtea.bsky.social•24 days ago

Any tips on how to download all of your images? I’m really struggling with that.

thomaskmilward.bsky.social•23 days ago

I just followed the instructions here: https://shotkit.com/download-photos-facebook/#How_to_Download_Facebook_Photos_on_Computer

resurrection20.bsky.social•23 days ago

I've also been anti-Google for similar reasons. But everyone bought in because the nectar was too sweet to refuse. On the one hand: TOLD YOU SO! On the other: I hate being right all the time about the wrong things.

resurrection20.bsky.social•23 days ago

I've been pissing and moaning about the murky waters of content ownership and privacy in social media since the days of MySpace. Everyone thought I was some paranoid crackpot, because the Internet held the promise of the future and Silicon Valley would never turn against its end-users!

samiamlax.bsky.social•24 days ago

Working toward this.

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