tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119236.post2831900243254887662..comments2023-07-16T17:20:59.733+02:00Comments on Soul SphÃncter: Why and How I am Leaving FacebookJames Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18305652557419755386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119236.post-1165229301608172562012-03-29T17:09:54.844+02:002012-03-29T17:09:54.844+02:00I just left Facebook for a few weeks and realized ...I just left Facebook for a few weeks and realized leaving for good was the right decision too. In my one last login to write my friends I'll use your tips to save my data. I had previously decided I preferred losing it to keeping my account. So thanks for the tips.<br /><br />Here's my post on leaving -- http://joshuaspodek.com/leaving-facebook-easy-and-fun<br /><br />I don't find Google+ much better. I'm using Diaspora, which is peer-to-peer (I have some links to it in my post), so you own your data. Not many people use it now, but I expect it to grow.<br /><br />Thanks again!<br /><br />JoshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119236.post-41941122421691504032011-09-25T21:36:59.958+02:002011-09-25T21:36:59.958+02:00I was prepared to be, at least for the present, no...I was prepared to be, at least for the present, non-committal about Facebook's latest gimmick - they appeared to be facing problems lately (apparently as the company people now love to hate) and companies need to do what they need to do to survive. I was prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt. But after reading what they did to you - viz, how they have cast your perfectly safe link as a harmful one, on the scale of malware and phishing (!!) - this to me is way beyond the pale. This speaks at best of petty malice, at worst unwarranted censorship. As you say, this is "propagation of fear" - untrue, unjust and unjustified. Their actions have pushed me over the edge - I will cancel my account too. Thanks for writing this post and giving me another perspective on the issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com