Automatically creating a shadow account for everyone on Instagram?

Even allowing people to follow that account?

Sounds like they really wanted to push Threads out the door in a big way.

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    Then again metas platform is in no way for the user who cares how their data is being handled.

    This is very important. Users choose to give their data over to these companies.

    They should have that choice, regardless of the repercussions.

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      It’s not really a choice though, is it? They can’t access fb without “choosing” that and for many, Facebook used to be/is the only way some people have to socialize or just contact family members.

      It’s the student loans of privacy.

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        Not only that, there are parts of the world where FB provides the internet for free and its prohibitively expensive for those people to access the internet otherwise. You can’t realistically say those people have a choice.

        That’s not even broaching the topic of whether or not we should give people “the choice”. Generally things that are known to be harmful if used in certain ways aren’t allowed to be sold to the general public. We take away “choice” all the time to protect the average idiot, I don’t see how this is any different.

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        Especially as in some countries, fb is The Internet for most people. Without a fb account I have no idea about events in my area and miss out on private sales.

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        They do have a choice, just like we can choose to use the fediverse instead of the metaverse.

        They chose what’s popular, regardless of the consequences. They should be free to do that just as we should be free to do this.

        Personally, I think this should be more popular, but I don’t control the world and don’t care to.

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          Have you ever heard of a little thing called coercion? False choice? Emotional blackmail?

          To pretend that it’s a straightforward choice is downright asinine.

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              They have something that people need. Not kinda want. NEED. They know this and they’re using that leverage to make people agree to things that they never would otherwise. It may technically be legal, but it’s extremely unethical and nowhere near an unencumbered choice.

              Do you get it now? If not, that’s too bad. I can explain it to you, but I can’t understand it for you.

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                Err… no they don’t.

                I think you need to brush up on the definitions of “want” and “need,” lol.