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I'm cutting FB and IG entirely, is there a way to see content there without an account? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 5 months ago by FastEddieB@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Word has it that face scanning will soon be necessary to do anything at all on FB and IG (including deleting your account) so I'm in the process of taking care of that business now and trying to encourage the few friends I'm still in touch with to do the same.

Unfortunately, without an account you can't access content, and there are still numerous local businesses and organizations posting at FB and IG and I can't really expect that to change anytime soon. But it would definitely help sell the idea of giving them up if I can offer another way of seeing posts on those sites.

With IG, there is https://imginn.com/ which I've been using for a time, it seems to work well enough to show an account's IG posts.

What I really need is something like that for FB. I don't really need to see posts from individual accounts as I don't even think my friends post on FB anymore; I really just want to be able to see "Liked Pages" as those are often regional businesses and communities. Being able to see groups would also be helpful but those often require special permission even when you do have an FB account so I don't expect much there.

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[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

If a business stops using a website but uses Facebook (or similar platforms) instead, they will miss me as a customer. If their customer service is only on social media, they will miss me as a customer. Fuck them, I don't want to be forced onto certain platforms to be able to contact a company or see what's up. I'll go to the competition, preferably a small company, which still uses a website and has a phone number with a human answering it.

[–] KaChilde@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Huh? Small businesses are the ones that predominantly use FB to replace traditional websites. If you want to support local business, chances are they are using a free Facebook page rather than paying for web hosting.

Gladys’s Artisanal Buttplugs is owned by a 60 year old who doesn’t know the first thing about running a website, but she has used Facebook to send spam to her grandkids for years. If I want to avoid giving my money to Big Plug^tm^, FB may be my only way to contact local creators.

I get the disdain for FB, I really do, but pretending that there aren’t people being held hostage by the system is a bit silly. This thread was about someone trying to untangle themselves from FB, and you’ve turned it into a moral argument, as if they don’t agree with your assessment of social media anyway.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago

The only way to contact my previous energy provider was through social media. They are one of the biggest providers in my country. So I changed to a different one.

There are many web hosting options, with auto website building tools etc and it costs barily anything.

When your company is only on Facebook, I'll go to the competition.

There are also other small butt plug companies who aren't only on Facebook. It's not like there are only 2 companies: a small one with Facebook and a large one with their own website.

I'd rather have a company with just a shop and a phone number.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

We aren't pretending it isn't happening. We are making a mindful sacrifice.