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@bulevardi first time I'm hearing about #lightsoutmeta what triggered it?
February'25, just after the #lightsoutmeta protest, I thought everyone with some common sense would join the #fediverse instead of #Meta. Damn was I wrong about humanity. The vast majority didn't move a dime and couldn't care at all.
Oh The Herd... #idiocracyisreal
We're half a year later, Bluesky hasn't made Flashes available on Android, yet. #pixelfed is as dead as a mutton. I don't know any real person on #Mastodon... The momentum for a large scale change is definitely over now...
Posted this on #Meta

I have migrated to Pixelfed

Due to the fact that Meta’s leadership has allied itself with Trump and Musk, rejected fact-checking, and given up on moderation, I have logged off all Meta platforms, so you may not see me for a while. You can text me, or email me, or find my blog at https://blog.devlord.io, or follow me on Bluesky @devlord.io, or on Mastodon at @[email protected], or the fediverse equivalent of Pixelfed, [email protected].

#LightsOutMeta
I must follow, if I can

Pursuing it with eager feet / Until it joins some larger way

I must follow, if I can
So it's been more than a month since #LightsOutMeta started and I still haven't logged back in... 🙂

I’m joining the #LightsOutMeta boycott because I recognize the platform’s toxicity and its role in spreading harmful right wing content.

While I can’t leave entirely due to work, I’m stepping away from personal use to focus on healthier ways to connect.

Now that the #LightsOutMeta week is officially over, who else is not in a rush to turn things back on?

Meta Lawyer Lemley Quits AI Case Citing Zuckerberg 'Descent' (1)

"California attorney Mark Lemley dropped Meta Platforms Inc. as a client in a high-profile copyright case because of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s 'descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness,' the Stanford University professor said on LinkedIn."

##LightsOutMeta #BloombergLaw
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/meta-lawyer-lemley-quits-ai-case-citing-zuckerberg-descent

Meta Lawyer Lemley Quits AI Case Citing Zuckerberg 'Descent' (1)

California attorney Mark Lemley dropped Meta Platforms Inc. as a client in a high-profile copyright case because of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s “descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness,” the Stanford University professor said on LinkedIn.

I don't miss Facebook, but I miss knowing what my real-life friends are up to. Most of them don't email, and I rarely start text conversations even with my own spouse.

I do miss Instagram, but I've honestly been missing what Instagram used to be ever since the FB owner acquired it. And it had been a fair way to keep up with certain public entities after I left Twitter.

#LightsOutMeta

@Free_Press Definitely get off Facebook, Instagram, etc., but if you are an active user you might want to establish a presence on one or more alternative social media spaces before you delete entirely. (Also be sure you aren't using FB to log into other sites before quitting.)

#LightsOutMeta #FacebookIsMalware