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Re:Facebook is gambling Australia can't do without it. What ... by lb1lf on Friday February 19, 2021 @08:06AM (#26192701)
The problem (in some places, at least) is that people and organisations have mindlessly started using FB to communicate; I (reluctantly) signed up as the school my kids attend, their athletics union &c all started using Facebook to share information as 'everyone was on FB anyway'.

Pointing out that that was demonstrably not true, the response pretty much was 'sign up or lose out'.

I don't mind people using FB to communicate. I do mind when it is the only option available.

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Re:Facebook is gambling Australia can't do without it. What ... by soco on Friday February 19, 2021 @08:27AM (#26192893)
The uproar is caused by Facebook's (botched) removal of news sites. Are all those people using Facebook as their sole information source? Then yes, they will be affected. If not, then whatever. As for myself I read the Guardian anyway in their own app, same for my other news sources, so if Facebook decided to do the same in my country, I wouldn't even notice - and neither my publishers.
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Re:Facebook is gambling Australia can't do without it. What ... by ErikCorry on Friday February 19, 2021 @08:17AM (#26192795)
OK but Facebook users in Australia can still use Facebook for this.
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Re:Facebook is gambling Australia can't do without it. What ... by lb1lf on Friday February 19, 2021 @08:52AM (#26193118)
Oh, they most definitely can - when replying, I had the OP's observation that quitting FB hadn't impacted his life at all.

It wouldn't impact mine, either - hadn't it been for all the entities you need to interact with who unilaterally decide that Facebook is the way to interact - period.

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