Facebook is a product. Email is a protocol.

Are you saying that boycotting Facebook is not a solution to Facebook stepping all over privacy? What are we supposed to do? Use harsh language?

Not that it matters what it is, but I said email accounts. I might use multiple protocols to send and receive my email messages, but it doesn't really distinguish it from the stack of protocols that Facebook is based on either.

> Are you saying that boycotting Facebook is not a solution to Facebook stepping all over privacy?

A boycott wasn't actually the suggested course of action by the OP. They made a different point: opt-out of the system to protect your own privacy. You are suggesting collective action to promote change which is quite different. As an individual, quitting facebook isn't really equivalent to a boycott.

"E-mail" doesn't send spam. Individuals or organizations spam you via "e-mail". With Facebook, violating your privacy or shoving ads into your news feed is up to Facebook itself.

Maybe boycott is the wrong term, but it's what I think of when people say "vote with your dollars". Quitting Facebook is essentially denying them an audience and additional personal information. It may not be collective action, but it's still expressing an opinion on Facebook's service and policies.