Breaking up Facebook?

[rslade]

A number of states, and the US federal government, launched two antitrust lawsuits against Facebook.  The fear is that Facebook has built a massive user base, as well as a portfolio of apps that may stifle the tech marketplace.

Or, is Facebook going to break up the US government before it becomes too powerful? ...

[rslade]

> rborer (Viewer) posted a new reply in Industry News on 12-11-2020 06:06 AM in the (ISC)² Community :

> You can take a break from someone on Facebook when you change your
> relationship status to single, divorced or leave it blank. You can also take
> a break from anyone you're friends with on Facebook.

Managing your relationships via social media. What a bizarre, and somewhat
terrifying, concept. Do some of you actually do that?

"I am Yenta of Facebook. Resistance is futile. Your relationships will be
assimilated, managed, recorded, and directed ..."

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@rslade wrote:
Managing your relationships via social media. What a bizarre, and somewhat
terrifying, concept. Do some of you actually do that?

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Sometimes you have to. With the constant barrage of mis/disinformation circulating around. Most people don't fact check before they repost content. It's just easier to snooze them for 30 days, especially if they are family.

[Beads]

Social media is no substitute for actual research. Oh wait! I must be stuck in a time before social media, unable to escape. LinkedIn used to be business only, now slowly sinking into the politisphere of bottom feeders as well.

Sad, hopefully, I will resist the urge to pull the plug on that one as well.

- b/eads