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posted by martyb on Wednesday March 21 2018, @01:03AM   Printer-friendly
from the And-nothing-of-value-was-lost dept.

#DeleteFacebook trends in response to Cambridge Analytica

We all moved on from MySpace. We can move on from Facebook too." This was a typical message found on Twitter in the wake of accusations over Cambridge Analytica using personal data from 50 million Facebook users to influence the US presidential election in 2016. After reports of Cambridge Analytica using Facebook's user information came to light, people began to urge others to either #DeleteFacebook or #BoycottFacebook in response.

[...] A spokeswoman for Privacy International warned that privacy concerns extend beyond Facebook as "your data is being exploited all the time". A person on the technology subsection of Reddit agreed, saying removing Facebook "doesn't solve the long term problem [because] consent to data use is very weakly protected online right now". And one Twitter user seeking regulation of Facebook said having the ability to delete an account is "a privilege".

This is a campaign we can all get behind, regardless of your position on election interference and influences.

Previously: The Cambridge Analytica Files


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @02:00AM (11 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @02:00AM (#655800)

    No one can top you! You are the boldest of the bold, trolling where even alcohol dares not venture.

  • (Score: 1) by cocaine overdose on Wednesday March 21 2018, @02:13AM (9 children)

    My short stay here has been filled with so many alcohol/ethanol-related puns, that I feel like I'm missing out on an inside joke.
    • (Score: 4, Funny) by Knowledge Troll on Wednesday March 21 2018, @03:33AM (8 children)

      by Knowledge Troll (5948) on Wednesday March 21 2018, @03:33AM (#655860) Homepage Journal

      It's not an inside joke. You'll probably see ethanol soon enough. It's kind of like this when he posts:

      blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah and fuck all the jews

      It doesn't even have to be related to the topic at all. I think it's like Turrets syndrome or something.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @03:43AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @03:43AM (#655873)

        A good summary, seems to apply pretty well to this new drug addled troll as well though.

      • (Score: 5, Funny) by cocaine overdose on Wednesday March 21 2018, @03:46AM (3 children)

        Why do you people keep electing mentally unstable people as your community stars?
        • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @03:54AM (2 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @03:54AM (#655886)

          Why do you people keep electing mentally unstable people as your community stars?

          Don't get your hopes up, rook..

          It took eth a long time and a lot of effort in trolling (poorly) and generally being a huge tool before he earned his exalted status as resident scumbag.

          • (Score: 1) by cocaine overdose on Wednesday March 21 2018, @04:23AM (1 child)

            All this time, energy, and effort could've been used for productive things. What a waste of a man.
            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @05:45AM

              by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @05:45AM (#655926)

              Try and rise above, show us what a useful troll can be.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @03:50AM (2 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @03:50AM (#655881)

        It's not an inside joke. You'll probably see ethanol soon enough. It's kind of like this when he posts:

                blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah and fuck all the jews

        It doesn't even have to be related to the topic at all. I think it's like Turrets syndrome or something.

        Don't forget the blah blah blah beaners and blah blah blah ghetto brothers blah blah blah.

        Eth is an equal opportunity asshole.

        And to answer your implied question, coke boy, ethanol-fueled is a fucking asshole. But he's *our* fucking asshole. Capische?

        • (Score: 1) by cocaine overdose on Wednesday March 21 2018, @03:53AM (1 child)

          I dropped French for another gym period in high school. No comprendo, bruder. I won't recognize a false troll.
          • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @06:26AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @06:26AM (#655938)

            I mean seriously, does anyone need more proof that EF is trying to rebrand?

  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Wednesday March 21 2018, @02:24AM

    by MostCynical (2589) on Wednesday March 21 2018, @02:24AM (#655824) Journal

    He's [soylentnews.org] probably recovering from St Patrick's day celebrations.

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