WTF has happened to Facebook?

I don’t find mine to be that bad. I don’t use it like I used to, and do like instagram these days. I use it mainly for some groups I am in, and they are generally fine as not the type of groups that are full of negative comments. The reels are generally things it thinks you like, and I guess comes from things you watch / search up, but the algorithm
isn’t always right. It is voluntary SM though, you’re not obliged to use it

This is disturbing to hear. Weirdly, I'm not finding this with my feed so far but I wonder if it's only a matter of time now they've stopped moderating it.. I use FB regularly but only for keeping up with friends abroad and am also part of a number of private Facebook groups linked to my job and also other 'fun' groups like the Style me Happy and Sali Hughes ones, which are lovely little oases of goodness in the cesspool of the internet.. I get a few annoying adverts and lots of animal memes but haven't seen anything offensive.. yet..will definitely leave if I start getting loads of fascist nonsense being thrown at me though!

Settings and privacy, meta account centre, then 'more in meta account centre ' I think, then it'll give you the option to download.

I don't have an issue with Facebook either. Most stuff is from friends or family and a couple of groups that I've signed up too.

I'm not seeing any of this stuff. My feed is mainly homes, crafts, art and friends and family. If there's an ad I don't like I just click on the option to not see anymore of those types of ads.

Yup, me too.

My page is just awash with alt-right bollox and blatant propaganda. Really racist or blatantly pro Russia, misogyny, anti-abortion, Christian or Republican bollox.

If it wasn't the main way I keep in contact with some family members I'd be logging out for good, as I did with Twitter a while back.

Zuckerberg is kissing Trump's arse in the hopes of getting some of those Elon perks so it's no wonder, I suppose.

It is criminal that social media is brain-washing people, though. It's very worrying and needs dealing with.

I dont have this problem. I get posts from my groups and family/friends.

Absolutely nothing sponsored or suggested?

It's garbage. Endless AI generated shite (that a worrying number of people are too thick to realise is AI), people selling utter crap on the marketplace, the usual career-moaners on local groups (moaning about someone letting a firework off, someone's dog barking, someone playing music too loudly etc etc) interspersed with people sharing posts about someone's dog or cat that's gone missing at the other end of the country or another country altogether.

Honestly, just delete it.

Zuckerberg is a simp just like bezos musk etc they make me sick. Zuckerberg a jew who is sucking up to the nazi salute guys. How low can you sink.

Isnt it interesting that the most vocal of pushbacks are coming from women (the governor of Maine...Mills? ) ...and the republicans are supposed to be the party of strong 'masculinity'. Anyone see the video of 3 or 4 men removing a woman from a TOWN HALL meeting for asking a couple of awkward questions. So much for free speech, and the first amendment. Absolutely disgusting. I hope she sues them all.

I can’t relate to this at all. I get sewing videos, stuff relating to my work, parenting stuff. It’s gentle, relevant, interesting and completely inoffensive.

It's odd, I'm not seeing the same thing. (Except for a distant relative who supports Trump). Most of my feed is the usual cat jokes, classic art memes and community projects. If anything it leans left.

X, on the other hand...

I dont have this problem. I get posts from my groups and family/friends.

I would love to leave it but I’m on a couple Sen parents/ home school groups that aren’t anywhere else.

I recently joined an animal group for research because dd1 wanted one as a pet and there were some really disturbing violent videos of people setting each other on fire. I don’t know if they were real or AI but it made me feel quite sick. I left the group because I kept reporting them and nothing happened.

I've found the same BUT as a last resort before pulling the plug I went into my settings and found that location tracking was on so I turned that off.

Also, other settings (can't remember which) had changed and were allowing trackers. Switched those off too.

So far, all the ads have gone on my feed.

The subheadings in setting take some finding but it might be worth having a tinker before you lose all hope.

I've no doubt the settings will change again soon as ads will be back but it's a nice little respite while they're not there

I literally deleted it today after seeing posts by the Kremlin congratulating their soldiers for the war. Its just crap now. I already feel so much happier.

I have family and friends around the world and we still use it a bit to keep in touch/connected.

the marketplace is useful for getting rid of things , people will take your unwanted stuff saving you the bother of a trip to the dump.

But it's a horrible place to linger and I wish there was a decent alternative.

I saved everything and deleted my account years ago.
I have another account I use purely for business. I've never seen anything like you mention. I actually thought this was about all the annoying AI images/ads.
Must be your algorithm.

I mostly get shown stuff about animals, the environment, and houses... because that's the stuff I click on.

I mostly use it for groups and sometimes the marketplace. I get sucked into the feed by accident.

Yes agreed, I only get shitty AI photos now, I hide/block them everytime but more and more pages pop up. I don't want to leave because I love the memories reminders and there are people on there who i don't actually talk to on a regular basis but i like seeing their updates 😔

It’s been awful for years.

It’s nothing but adverts.
but I still have a look most days. I’m on a couple of groups that are work related & interesting.

How do you save what you’ve posted? I’ve used it as a diary for so many years - serves me right for being so lazy, I suppose. But I’d hate to lose all of that. My feed is just adverts now- no horrid stuff, but nothing really from my friends either.

I will be devastated if Facebook shuts down. It's been my lifeline for groups related to having autistic children, experiencing domestic abuse and similar serious topics.

I know it's perfectly possible to move all of this onto other platforms but these sorts of groups take a long time to form and for people to feel comfortable. The ones that have tried to move onto messenger or WhatsApp have fizzled out. Not sure why.

But yes I agree that the rest is pretty much a waste of time. I have to actively look up the groups I want and rarely see friends posts.

Can anyone tell me?

I have a very old Facebook account that I only signed up for to get some photos of our holiday season job (yep that long ago)

I never sign into it, but a few friends send me links to watch reels (which are too addictive I haven't seen any nasty things just reels mostly of cats and gymnastics and for some reason probably because I keep watching them amazing walks to do in Wales!!

My question is, if I actually signed into my account, would I see different things

it shows me posts by friends and family as well as 1,000,001 reels is this what you see when you sign in or is it very different???

Same - awful anti vax stuff and then awful stuff about people who don't vaccine! Misogynistic posts and fascism