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Re:I tried leaving Facebook – I couldn’t by NetOpWibby on Sunday April 29, 2018 @08:00PM (#16954673)
The first part of your argument is true but it's missing a key reason why FB's data collection is so troubling — they run on advertisements and use all the user data collected to sell more of those ads.

A new social network doesn't have to be advertising-focused or based.

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Re:I tried leaving Facebook – I couldn’t by twblalock on Sunday April 29, 2018 @08:32PM (#16954835)
I think what really disturbed people was not the ads, which are pretty obvious, but rather the idea that Facebook shared user data with a company that influenced the outcome of an election.
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