Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-improving URL Stripping

Re:Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-... by mihaic on Sunday July 17, 2022 @07:23PM (#32132571)

I would love to stop using Facebook, Instagram or Whatsapp, but I would really need to criple my social life if I'd give up on any of these. And I'm not even a very active person, it's just that so many people I want to engage with have a huge chunk of their lives tied to one of these.

I can't understand the people saying there is a free market choice here, this can only be solved with simple regulation that targest large platforms.

If the SEC can use its judgement on what constitutes a security, than we can have a social media comission to oversee Facebook.

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Re:Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-... by peterkelly on Sunday July 17, 2022 @10:17PM (#32133817)

If someone is important enough in your life, you'll both find ways to make it work.

The mental health benefits of leaving Facebook are worth it.

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Re:Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-... by ptudan on Monday July 18, 2022 @12:24AM (#32134647)

I think one thing this discounts is that you form loose connections and sometimes those loose connections become stronger later.

If you have a friend of a friend who you add on socials, and then you see their updates, and then you see them at a mutual party, despite not being well acquainted you are reasonably up to date with their lives. This can make the conversation flow better and you may form a meaningful connection.

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Re:Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-... by aembleton on Monday July 18, 2022 @05:35AM (#32136271)

What about a local running group that organises everything through Facebook?

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Re:Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-... by parkingrift on Monday July 18, 2022 @02:32AM (#32135381)

You could try calling them or seeing them in person. If they refuse to interact with you unless it’s documented on Facebook are they really people worth interacting with?

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Re:Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-... by mihaic on Monday July 18, 2022 @05:52AM (#32136365)

Arguably for 1-on-1 relationships, but even then it would mean losing some not so close friends, that I still enjoy seeing once every 1-2 years.

But at times it's impossible in practice: my friends will create Whatsapp groups for instance to plan vacations/batchelor parties/random events, and I need to use that if I want any meaningful involvment in the event.

I've sometimes been passive and just showed up, but I'm losing a part of the shared experience.

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Re:Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-... by ansh_nanda on Monday July 18, 2022 @07:50PM (#32145657)

I had this same problem so I made an app that allows me to use Instagram without using the Instagram app. It also blocks ads + suggest posts, removes all tracking, removes read receipts in DMs and when viewing stories, and also allows me to create custom feeds like Twitter lists.

Turns out a lot of people had this problem, so I made it into a company.

I don't want to blatantly advertise but let me know if you'd like me to link the website.

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Re:Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-... by discardable_dan on Monday July 18, 2022 @12:10AM (#32134563)

Out of curiosity, do you use Google for search?

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Re:Facebook has started to encrypt links to counter privacy-... by mihaic on Monday July 18, 2022 @05:39AM (#32136290)

I use mostly Duckduckgo for search, Google when in desperation (once per week probably).

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