"Leaving Facebook: Why People Are Logging Off" --

"a) Privacy Concerns & Data Misuse" --
"b) Overwhelming Ads & Algorithmic Feeds" --
"c) Toxicity, Drama, and Negativity" --
"d) Unwanted Recommendations & Forced Follows" --
"e) Time & Mental Health"

https://dev.to/therabbithole/leaving-facebook-why-people-are-logging-off-and-where-theyre-going-33lm

#facebook #leaving #delete #privacy #misuse #data #personaldata #algorithm #algorithms #feed #toxicity #drama #unwanted #wasteoftime #time #mentalhealth #health #psychology

Leaving Facebook: Why People Are Logging Off and Where They’re Going

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Growing dear leader's profile overseas at US taxpayer expense. "To celebrate USA's 250th."

Unrelated: If you know anything about the quality and content of any "snack at a roadside stall" in Delhi, you'll see the irony of a *dietician* eating there.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/world/asia/india-trump-auto-rickshaws.html

#NYT #misuse

Scientist celebrates life-changing weight loss as generic Ozempic heads to Sask.
With cheaper generic versions of GLP-1 weight loss drugs available soon, experts say more people are likely to start taking them. Some say these drugs are life changing, but there are concerns they could be misused by people chasing an unrealistic ideal of thinness.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/generic-ozempic-sask-angel-rasmussen-9.7193530?cmp=rss
‘I’m not proud,’ says former Ottawa Street BIA chair under investigation for 'misuse' of organization's money
After being replaced as chair of the Ottawa Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) during an emergency meeting two weeks ago, Michael Carruth says he feels “sick that [he] broke the trust” of his fellow small-business owners when he used about $16,000 of the organization's funds “to k...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/ottawa-bia-finances-chair-michael-carruth-9.7158166?cmp=rss

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arjenlubach/116334314864015902

Dictators in Need

They wake up every day in fear hearing the sounds of devastating opinion polls.
Dictators in Need is an independent organisation helping #dictators and #autocrats worldwide who are in danger of losing power. Men like Viktor from #Hungary.

Viktor did everything right:
- Massive #corruption
- Controlling the media and the justice system
- #Misuse of public money (to build a swimming pool for his sheep)

#politics #funny

N.S. health agency misusing rules around sole-sourced contracts, says auditor general
Nova Scotia's auditor general says the province's health authority has not followed rules around the use of public contracts without competitive bids.
#Health #KimAdair
https://globalnews.ca/news/11753440/nova-scotia-auditor-general-health-authority/
N.S. health agency misusing rules around sole-sourced contracts, says auditor general
Nova Scotia's auditor general says the province's health authority has not followed rules around the use of public contracts without competitive bids.
#Health #KimAdair
https://globalnews.ca/news/11753440/nova-scotia-auditor-general-health-authority/
Province investigating Kwantlen Student Association for possible misuse of funds
B.C.’s finance minister is investigating the student association at Kwantlen Polytechnic University “to determine whether there has been any misuse of funds or other problematic conduct.” The ministry says the investigation comes after it received a report from the Registrar of Companies.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kwantlen-student-association-investigation-9.7129064?cmp=rss
Privacy watchdog ‘monitoring’ U.S. auto insurance phone tracking lawsuit
The office of Canada's privacy commissioner says it is 'monitoring' a proposed U.S. class-action lawsuit in which some auto insurers are facing allegations of misusing driver data.
#Canada #Consumer #Tech #USNews
https://globalnews.ca/news/11719462/auto-insurance-lawsuit-data-collection/
Privacy watchdog ‘monitoring’ U.S. auto insurance phone tracking lawsuit
The office of Canada's privacy commissioner says it is 'monitoring' a proposed U.S. class-action lawsuit in which some auto insurers are facing allegations of misusing driver data.
#Canada #Consumer #Tech #USNews
https://globalnews.ca/news/11719462/auto-insurance-lawsuit-data-collection/