Otter Globe and Intelligencer: “Through collective action, it is possible for the American public to put a hurt on Facebook’s finances, and force the company to become more responsible in their responses to hate-speech, and with their handling of customer data. If enough people start pulling back on their Facebook usage to limit the company’s revenue by just 2 to 3%, that’s an impact of over $1 to 2 billion dollars per year. The best way to take action against Facebook is to delete your account entirely, but even those who aren’t prepared to take that step can limit the company’s revenues by deleting all of their old posts and photos, erasing past ‘likes’, and limiting what they post on the site going forward. Eliminating the Facebook app from your phone, or using browser plugins on your computer can limit Facebook’s ability to snoop on your activities and steal your information. Investigating other social media sites, going back to ‘old-fashioned’ e-mail lists, and rediscovering the joy of physical artifacts and family albums can allow you to take control of your information and memories, rather than leaving your life history in the hands of an out of control company whose primary goal is to learn everything they can about you, so they can sell your information to the highest bidder.”
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