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by f0rmatfunction 2066 days ago
That's missing the point. Deleting your FB account doesn't affect FB's power or practices. Does it make you slightly less directly affected by their nonsense? Sure, but it's often a false sense of security. If disinformation on FB results in a different outcome to your election, or prevents parents from thinking a COVID vaccine is safe, or whatever else, that affects your life even if you're not on the platform.

You have a say in your government's leadership. Don't like the President? Vote them out. Don't like Zuck? Nothing you can do about it.