to ask who among you has left Facebook and why?

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Do you regret it? Do you miss anything?

Do you get the urge to activate your profile?

I was fed up of the bragging, the self indulgent twaddle, the selfies, the awful cereal box philosophies about daughters, mothers, children, the re-post this or something bad will happen threats. I could go on....

Been clean from FB since July and I don't miss it.

I still have an account but very rarely post. It's useful for organising events, keeping on top of school stuff etc, but I just don't ever have the urge to share stuff on there, I realised the other day I haven't posted anything for about 6 weeks. I think some people (inc my DH!) will take pictures and think, oh I must put that on FB, or something happens and they think, ooh that'll give Facebook a good LOL! I just don't really. It wouldn't occur to me to share where I am or what I am doing. No judgement on those who do, each to their own.

I left it because of....
the Huns
Making memories
I am not racist but.....
And other thick peoples drivel that made my teeth itch.

I like it and don't get the anti-FB attitudes here at times, not necessarily on this thread but inevitably they usually feature people who don't use it thinking they are somewhat better or superior than those that do. It's a Social Network at the end of the day.

Came off years ago, before which I was obsessed with it. I was sick of vague booking and PA bullshit on there. People I thought were close friends used it as a weapon when pissed off rather than deal with it in real life. However I missed keeping in touch with old friends who had moved away and reactivated my account. Big mistake - it was gone again within days as those so called friends started their PA shit straight away and I realised I couldn't be arsed with it any more. Deactivated the account and cut contact with various people in real life too because of it. I now have no social media accounts. I do miss out on invites and sharing nice moments with genuine friends and have recently been accused of being a bad friend because I'm not in regular contact with the group (because they all chat regularly in FB). But it doesn't make me want it back, in fact it yet again reminds me what sad lives people have if the only way they can conduct their lives is through posting mindless crap on social media every day. From what a pp said it is possible to be selective about who you invite etc in order for it to be a more pleasant experience but this would cause more problems for me at the moment. I know even if I created an account in a different name FB has this magic way of alerting people who know you to your existence on there and that just freaks me out!

I have no desire to leave. I've met some lovely people there who share a passion for a favourite author, or are sweary menopausal Archers fans! I keep in touch with people i might not otherwise, see pics of great nieces and nephews, find out (some of) what my daughter is up to at uni. There are a few people posting nonsense who i keep friends with for other reasons, but mostly it's an extension of my life and i love it!

I did about a year ago. I don't regret it at all. It didn't improve my life in any way whatsoever. I think I make more of an effort with friends in real life too.

The only thing I feel I miss out on is class facebook pages but I think that's probably a blessing in disguise.

Deleted in March and no desire at all to go back on it.

I created a new account, and just added select people from home, and new friends from uni here. It didn't take long before I started receiving friends request from people back home and who are in my other FB.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3765881/Facebook-privacy-fail-psychiatrist-s-patients-recommended-friends-other.html

I came off it in 2007, was concerned about the privacy issues and found the endless showing off and vaguebooking annoying. Was worried st the time that my social life would miss out but have kept in touch with people I like. Only thing I regret is not keeping in touch with friends and family round the world.

I left it in 2011 and don't miss it at all.

I deleted my account (takes two weeks) rather than just deactivate it.

Scarlet - I don't think there's a deletion option anymore? How did you do it?

I dont use it anymore as I found the endless petty arguements annoying, people seem to take offence so easily, over anything. It was funny at first but just became boring and exasperating. Even closed groups for, say, gardening, end up with people coming to blows over nothing. There was one "discussion" about the right time to prune roses that got nasty.

There is still a deletion option, you can either deactivate or delete.

I deactivated a month or so back and don't miss it at all. Still keep in touch with people I care about but just so much less noise.

There is definitely a delete option, google permanently delete Facebook and it will talk you through. It takes 2 weeks

I left for several reasons.

It annoyed me that I was looking at it several times a day. Idiotic 'raising awareness of cancer' type posts drove me nuts. Ditto 'share if you love your sister' type bollocks. Also, I concluded that if a friend constantly posting 'would of/could of...' was winding me up, it was time for me to step away.

Don't miss it at all.

There seems to be a bit of a snobbish kudos in people who sneer at Facebook because it's full of people humblebragging and fighting and they're above all that - as though there's nothing else to it. Can't say I've come across much of that myself but then if I do I just unfollow or unfriend them. But I love being able to see what old friends I will probably never meet again in real life are getting up to, see pics of weddings and grandchildren on the other side of the world and even videos of kittens doing cute things. I also like to engage in political rants discussions. Facebook is just another method of communication and as a freelancer it's been invaluable to me in renewing contacts and getting work. It has its downsides but you are in control of what you see and what you do, so where's the problem? If you don't like it, don't go on it - but stop making it a badge of honour!

I'm still on gacebook but that is only because of my heavy use of the 'unfollow' button.

Literally every one is unfollowed.

I found that even the most sensible friends sometimes posted annoying or upsetting stuff, though obviously they thought they were being political/ right on (one was obsessed with posting all the pictures of drowned children she could)

I'm much happier now. If I fancy seeing how so and so is doing I can just have a nosy at them but I can't see any posts without looking for them first.

I only follow a few pages (my slimming world group, world of Warcraft guild etc.)

I actually deleted my account because of the bollocks my oldest friend posted, constant boasts about living the dream and holidays abroad when I was the only person that knew she was financially on her absolute arse. Her posts about her amazing, incredible inspirational boys made me want to vom too. She is a good person and good fun but her real life and Facebook book life bear no resemblance to each other. Every day there was a new attention seeking post designed to whip up a frenzy of oooo and awwww Huns and loads of kisses about what an lucky, fantastic person she is.

The day she added what university she studied at into her profile was the day I though she had really lost the plot. I went to primary, secondary and college with her. She has NEvER studied at said university or any university for that matter.

I still use it, again for widespread family and friends. I find groups useful too.

Few people have really irritated me over the years, but there are unfollow and defriend option. I skim over shared content that is not of interest to me. When reading something that I know is of interest to someone, I'll go directly to their wall rather than a general share. Most things are shared to a specific audience. I like seeing the personal things that friends share, it's usual a moment that's made them happy, and I'm happy for them too. Most of my friends have a witty take on the world rather than controversial.

I agree with the posters who point out that it's your Friends, not Facebook, that's the problem.

Someone I went to school with, who I haven't seen in twenty years sent me a message, just before deleting their account, saying they're leaving because my posts were making them feel "shitty"! Because I'd posted about something my elder DC achieved, that I was immensely proud of, and some (maybe four or five) pics of a holiday, they felt I was trying to make them feel inferior! This seemed completely paranoid to me. I hadn't given them a second thought when posting. I love seeing good news from my friends.

I have a friend who recently moved abroad and is apparently lonely. She also has chronic fatigue syndrome, so is frequently at home alone with zero energy. She posts several times a day with inane chatter. I think it's great that she can. Having a few Likes clearly boosts her, so why not? You'd have to be hard-hearted to resent it, or become annoyed by it.

So, I tend to take these negative comments about Facebook with a pinch of salt.

Me and dh have been off since 2014. No plans to return, neither of us miss it, both of us prefer it. We moved cross country and didn't want any ties with our previous life. Sounds dramatic, I mean, the people we wanted to keep in touch with we have. I was stabbed in the back by people I thought were close friends, so rather that do deletions of them, I decided to delete me, and it's worked.

I don't get the whole angst over Facebook.

I am on it, I use it to message my friends and rarely bother reading anything.

If do read anything and I disagree with it or it's boring, I scroll past it.

I don't think it has to be a huge heart wrenching decision to be on it or not, or to get worked up about who is posting what. It isn't real life.

I've never felt a need to join it. Friends and family all over the world and we connect by email. I have a Dropbox account for pictures to share. No rubbish or spam. It's perfect.
I do however have a fake account to log in and check up on someone.