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Facebook is forcing new users to use facial recognition (lemmy.ml)

submitted 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) by Zeon@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I only want to use it for facebook marketplace, but jeez i didnt know they were taking it this far with this crap...

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[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 18 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

I deleted my facebook account in 2022 and have essentially not been contacted by friends since, so there's that

[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Same happen to me and I realized that where not my friends! The question someone asked me then, was how many of them would remember your birthday?
Phone numbers + messaging apps is good way to stay connected.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

To me, I dont care if my friends remember my birthday. I care if they are genuine friends and I have good conversations and laughs around them.

Someone remembering your birthday is just them putting a reminder in the calendar. Doesnt mean much, not to me at least.

So you have an actual human connection to these people? Friends could have a laugh over forgetting someones birthday, because its built on a real connection that doesnt go away over missing the small things.

[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Have you tried to contact them outside of FB?

Perhaps you're just not friends.

[–] mika_mika@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I moved to a new town recently. People don't give out their phone numbers to connect. They give out their FB and Instagram accounts. Not having either is perceived as weird.

Hope this helps.

[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

You're in a fucked up town.

[–] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately that's like most people outside.

[–] mika_mika@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Facebook is something most people have and use to connect because most people don't care about the privacy invasions or manipulative algorithms. It's a fucked up world, not a fucked up town.

[–] gladflag@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

That doesn’t help. Also when’s the last time you moved your life?

[–] mika_mika@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

I already said I recently moved. I've moved 3 times in the past 10 years and it's all the same. Maybe people used Snapchat or Instagram more often than Facebook when I was younger but it's all the same privacy invasive shit.

The majority tolerate it, that's why Meta is so successful as a company.

Hope this helps.