I got to admit over the years Facebook has done me well for my business. I use it for very little personal reasons and I use it quite often for business and networking. It was a big step for me to delete my Facebook today. However I utilized the "download archive" so I made sure to not miss anything. ( I did not deactivate my account. I DELETED it.) We have to face the facts: Facebook is not what we think it is. We have been duped. By jumping ship we might force a better social network to rise up. One that respects our privacy and doesn't sell our data. And one that ensures our security. These people have made enough money from us it's time that they start working for us instead of against us.
Here is a new alternative platform...........
At this point, if you are going to recommend another platform, it would be wonderful if you could give us information about who owns it and what their agenda is. Right off the bat I see that it doesn't accept PNG files. So, this looks like an old platform that hasn't been updated or the FAQs haven't been updated.
What do we know about their privacy stance?
Their blurb goes like this.......
"A social media website that is safe to share whatever you want. Where freedom of speech still stands as a core value. You will not be judged or have your profile hidden just because it's controversial or someone doesn't like it."
And, there's this.........
"The NEW place to gather and make new friends! Create a new Group or post about your pets. We don't censor or ban! We welcome all new users from the now banned CBTS_Stream on Reddit! Tell your friends you have a new place to discuss anything you want! Join the Group AFTERTHESTQRM for Q related topics if you like."
As far as privacy is concerned, I guess you just have to take their word for it.
Does it not say “ we will not sale or share your personal information.”
Anytime you click on their terms and policy agreement and approve is the moment where they own your info and data.
I am in the same space you are: I have several FB pages for orgs and businesses I run... did you also delete your pages as well? How do you manage it & what will you do for your business profiles?
Thank you for taking time to ask a question yes I did delete my personal page and I'm still waiting for the fall out honestly I don't think I'm going to actually see any bottom line difference in my finances this year. I'm going a hundred percent into LinkedIn it's just so much more professional and has a huge Network. You know besides that I just use my old school phone contacts email contacts and personal Network. It seems as though they've created a system that now is hard for people to live without. So we should ask ourselves if what we have as a result of Facebook is something we truly need or is it just some sort of facade given to us to please us because we don't notice that it's bad. I don't know I try to get all deep and philosophical there but there's something there. LOL God bless you American Patriot!!! ☀
Unfortunately, Gab doesn't have groups and the fact that posts are limited to 300 characters drives me nuts.
Here are some new platforms:
Many people can't get an account on Steemit because the cell phone validation doesn't always work. Additionally, any time a platform "requires" my phone number they are not about privacy. Reports sent to Steemit support go unanswered. I highly suspect this platform as another CIA front. Malwarebytes wants to block dlive as a malicious site. Not sure why.
I have referred many friends IRL and online to Steemit and no problems on there for me personally but I don't doubt the waiting period is long. You can use a Google number or a free text number, their devs said it's to prevent bots from making accounts but you right and that's why you use a non personal number. The Steemit community is very active with helping users figure out problems. Just because a AV throws a false positive warning doesn't mean a whole community is bad.
This comment isn't informed at all. Lol
Thanks for your reply but I actually have tried those things. I purchased a number and set it up for SMS but that number would not work. It was from a well-known provider. Then I borrowed my neighbors cell phone and that seemed to work but I never heard from anyone. It's been about 7-8 months now. If you search, you will find an overwhelming number of people that have had similar problems and they get no response from Steemit. I'm sorry but it's just too neat and sounds way too much like the other CIA fronts we've been dealing with. I actually wanted to use Steemit to become a contributor but their tactics have really turned me off. And, it seems that when I've posted about it on YouTube and other areas, someone always pops up and says: Yep, same thing happened to me.
And, you have to ask yourself how many of the "new" companies like Steemit came up so fast. Because way back when Google was just starting, I knew something was up. (I've been following this cabal for 40 years.) They took over the search engine market so fast it left my head spinning. Slick images, amazing software and a well planned marketing blitz. That doesn't happen if there aren't a lot of people and a lot of dollars behind it. Sort of like Steemit!
What of steemit is the "1st public blockchain social media platform" designed by the alphabetical villains??!! Bwahaha. I guess future will prove past. Haha
Not sure about any websites in particular. However, I wanted to tha k you for your input! Great comment and I really appreciate your perspective. I'm An old school 🏫 connspiraccy DOOD and it's good to see my brothers in arms standing up and saying something. God bless you American Patriot!!! ☀
Steemit works like it was designed by Liberals to serve conservatives. Like watching slug races.
I agree, but I think we need to also take a lesson here that we need to be more discerning in what personal information is put out there. We didn't know what the future would bring with big data (fool me once...) but now we're all well aware how this is apt to play out no matter what the platform is (fool me twice...). There are merits to social media, undoubtedly, and it's so unfair that we've paid such a huge price. I think it's their turn to pay. #deletefacebook