15 December 2018
Why I don't use Facebook
I don't think it's too difficult to understand why I don't like Facebook as a company and don't want to use their products. They're simply the worst in many ways.
Below you'll find various sources which all document various pitfalls of Facebook. Every time I stumble upon one of these, I'm reminded as to why I never got one in the first place.
| August 2020: | Buying Occulus and forcing user to integrate w/ Facebook |
| May 2020: | Facebook internally studied how it polarizes users, then largely shelved the research |
| October 2019: | Facebook Won’t Police Political Speech |
| April 2019: | Facebook says it 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5 million people's email contacts without their consent |
| December 2018: | Facebook Says Bug Opened Access to Private Photos |
| September 2018: | Facebook Security Breach Exposes Accounts of 50 Million Users |
| April 2018: | Cambridge Analytica Scandal |
| November 2015: | Facebook stealing video views |
| February 2014: | Facebook fake likes ecosystem |
| January 2014: | Facebook restricting content from followers |