cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/47764445
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I hard quit by installing linux on a new PC, and then trying to login to facebook with it. It locked my account because of "suspicious behaviour" and required that I send them my ID to unlock it. I'll chew on broken glass before I send them my ID though, and thus, no more facebook for me.
I'd been wanting to quit for a long time, but struggling with it due to the network effect. They went and made it easy for me
Interestingly I created a new fake account for testing using a fresh Gmail account on waydroid android emulator over a VPN expecting to be denied completely yet it works somehow without having to verify anything. They must be desperate for new users.
Definitely the right call, when I was banned from facebook, the first step was this kind of ID request, and then shortly after I provided it I got the real ban. No explanation of the reason beyond copypaste about ToS or any further communication of course. They were just fishing for my ID and I fell for it.
Congratulations on leaving! The silver lining of these platforms continuing to enshittify is that more and more people are finding a breaking point and jumping ship.
State of affairs for technology seem bad? But what is being done to change it? And what could be done by you so it changes at least for yourself?
A community to talk about the reversal of enshittification, be it news, actions that could be done, etc.
A person that sees no solution has no reason to keep going.