IS propaganda on facebook

Report it, then don't comment, the people that post it like to get people going that's why they post it, if there no reaction to it they wouldn't know what to do

Are nasty neibhour loved to wind people up, but he didn't like it when people didn't react to him,
there's more than one way to skin a cat (no harm to cats) which is how i work now

 

Ditto. . Most of my friends have stopped using it too. There are a few benefits of getting older (very few!). I'm old enough to remember that I was quite happy pre Facebook and pre being contactable at every hour of the day thus I do not carry a mobile phone with me everywhere I go and oh yes I don't feel the need to be continually hydrating myself either...spend far too much of my life in the ladies loos if I did!

 

I know this isn't about answering the question but if some of you are irritated by FB then why don't you leave?

Leaving means you won't have to witness any propaganda on there because you won't be a member.

 

My frustration is not that I saw it. It's that I saw it but can do nothingto stop it.

Imagine what it must be like for the intelligence services, searching for needles in hay stacks, and meanwhile ordinary people see stuff by chance and have no way to flag it. That must be really frustrating for them. Of course they might already have seen it, in which case potentially thousands of arm chair warriors would just be getting in their way. That's why I think there should be a mechanism to flag something warranting attention, without being inadvertently obstructive.

 

I've had many people slag me off, i don't comment, leave it for a few months then when i see that person in the streets i just smile at them (just to let them know i've see it) then when they have a problem and they ask me for help, i'm very busy

 

Got to agree, I wrote this yesterday, but ended up not posting it because I didn't want to upset any one.

It doesn't bother me.



I dont use it.
You cant really complain about how it works and at the same time use it.
Slightly hypocritical perhaps?

 

I wonder if one of the mods could change the thread title to "let's all slated off Facebook". That seems more appropriate seeing as the actual point of the thread has been completely ignored.

 

I dont use FB or Twitter or any other social media so mydetails are kept as my details only and I dont feel the need to read about what someones posted about their "interezting social life" or look at their dull selfies so its content doesnt interest or bother me.
If it bothers people switch it off, simple ?

 

I keep reading the title as Is Propaganda on Facebook (or is just the way I read it?)

 

Then perhaps two accounts are called for?
One used only for business purposes, under the business name and one used (if you feel you can't live without it) for personal use? Doesn't seem too difficult

 

I agree. But distant friends are one thing or even close ones for that matter but that horrible site is used for far more than that !

I have a question ?? Why on earth do folk put pictures of their dinner on FB ?

 

Absolutely fair if it is being used as a marketing tool
And those are the terms you have agreed to.
As you can see from some of the posts illustrated here, FB is not on everyone's fan list and you wouldn't be reaching those people as potential customers anyway. Equally, FB is not the only social media tool that can be used for business marketing and if users of FB who are also using it for those purposes are no longer happy with the updated terms, then they need to make an informed choice as to whether it is a viable option any longer. So, if your business views have dropped from 100 down to possibly 9 or 10 it has become far less affective ...

... then using FB, clearly, is no longer the "huge player" in the business marketing scheme of things since they have made those changes.

 

Now that's proper "gander", that is!

 

It would take a huge number of staff to deal with all reported content so I guess that it just not feasible.
As I understand it they do have a system that uses keywords to weed out simple propaganda but from your description of the post it would be of no use in this (and the majority of) instance(s). Clearly reading all posts is not realistic so ultimately it all boils down to the intelligence and integrity of those that read such posts.
In short intelligent and reasonable society has no control over FB but as it has no interest in it there is no reason for it to attempt to take control.
You could all try deleting your accounts but as has been pointed out the numbers involved for this to make a difference would need to be huge.

Any customer that spends money based around a social media presence is just the kind of moronic berk that I do not need to deal with!

 

Nope - still don't get it
If I want something I go to a shop, pick it up, look at it, check the quality and maybe buy it. The only things that I buy online are seeds, DVDs and CDs. I get rather cheesed off when peeps moan about our homogenised high streets ten minutes after Asda has delivered their groceries including all their meat and veg. Rant over

Back to the point of the OP. I have a lot of immigrant friends who used to use FB for what it was intended which was to stay in touch. Now, almost to a man, they are using Skype and other similar services as the cost has come down. Maybe FB has had its day?