Thread worth reading. (From well-known Stanford Law professor and IP expert who had been representing Facebook/Meta, on why he has "fired them as a client" and will go out of his way to avoid buying anything based on ads there.) - ThreadSky

jfallows.bsky.social • 46 days ago

Thread worth reading.

(From well-known Stanford Law professor and IP expert who had been representing Facebook/Meta, on why he has "fired them as a client" and will go out of his way to avoid buying anything based on ads there.)

Reposted from Mark Lemley

I have struggled with how to respond to Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook's descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness. While I have thought about quitting Facebook, I find great value in the connections and friends I have here, and it doesn't seem fair that I should lose that 1/4

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mikekaspari.bsky.social•46 days ago

Thanks for this.

irmagooddoggie.bsky.social•46 days ago

📌❤️🇺🇸

msdobalina.bsky.social•45 days ago

But Facebook pimping American voters' profiles to Cambridge Analytica back in 2015-16 wasn't enough? Holy shit, Rip Van effing Winkle. Glad you finally woke up.

susersuzanner.bsky.social•46 days ago

I have never bought anything from any ad on any SM platform ever. People actually do this?

mtnthc.bsky.social•46 days ago

If you use Firefox you can add an extension called Ad Nauseum. It's designed specifically to mess with their advertising models and render them useless and costly for all parties involved. Better yet delete your FB account, that's what I did.

cpanza.bsky.social•46 days ago

His approach is similar to mine - I'll likely stay on FB for the connections to others that I'd likely lose if I deactivated, but I refuse to buy anything through FB, click their ads, or do anything of value to them. I'm not on Threads or Instagram, so that's not an issue.

blueberrysal.bsky.social•46 days ago

Advertisers pay for clicks and for eyes on their ads. Staying on FB still earns money for FB because you are served the ad and see it even if you don’t click.

jeremyjsharp.bsky.social•46 days ago

I ditched FB almost eight (nine?) years ago-- and haven't missed it a single bit. It was horrid enough when I left but I imagine it's so much worse now and only going to get worse exponentially.

jfallows.bsky.social•46 days ago

I never got aboard FB or Insta. So never had any community there to think about missing or giving up.

Was different with Xitter, which I was involved with from early on and had a large community. But have not missed it and am glad Bsky has become the place.

jeremyjsharp.bsky.social•46 days ago

Never did IG or any other socials, aside from FB, Xitter and BSky. Have now ditched the first two, with no intention of ever even wanting to return.

But FB became mostly about people semi-close to you demonstrating how vapid or awful they were. It was despair-inducing.

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