To delete Facebook

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I've only deleted the app from my phone but somehow it feels very liberating.

I'm seriously considering it too. I don't go on that often but I really dislike it at times!

Yep! Enjoy.
I couldn’t delete the actual FB as I have a load of photos on there (stupidly used it as a photo storing thing) turned off my notifications, haven’t been on for nearly 3 years apart from 2 occasions where v old friends specifically tagged me & it seemed easier to respond than message people I’m not usually in contact with. It’s like a weight is lifted. You won’t miss it- honest!

I have been tempted especially during lockdown. If anyone keeps posting that stay the fuck home crap i m snoozing them.
I call it Fakebook.
I enjoy some photography and cat groups on there but sick of a lot of people!

Why don’t you temporarily close it?
You can do that for a limited time but still have the option to log back on.

I keep deleting the app and then reinstalling it. I think when my youngest goes to Senior school I’ll delete it for good. It’s very useful for the parent page to keep up to date with school stuff and family who I don’t see very often now my parents aren’t here any more. That’s about 5% of it though.

I deleted it off my phone so have to log in on a laptop if I want to - feel much better for it, but I seem to have replaced it with Mumsnet!

I’ve replaced with MN too!!!

I was tempted when it was my birthday recently. Relatively few of my 'friends' wished me a happy birthday. I don't tend to have randoms as FB friends, so would generally always take a minute out of my day to wish any one of them a happy birthday. It does play on one's insecurities a bit, even though I shouldn't let it.

Do it, I did it years ago, I deactivated not deleted because of photos.
I would never go back.

I deleted it ages ago and have felt absolutely brilliant about it since. I will go on through Google once in a while just to show willing with "likes" for those of my "friends" who need that sort of validation 🙄
But otherwise I'm absolutely delighted to be free of all that time sucking hellish showy self marketing crap.

yes I have replaced with mumsnet a bit recently too, but I'm glad there are far fewer "Hun"s, and slightly more intelligent reasoned arguments on here. Less "look at me, love me, see me as perfect at all times" on here

I fell out with a friend and found I was constantly feeling like posts she put up or comments were to make me feel shit. Realised I was thinking about it a lot and it was making me feel awful. I came off for a few week and now I am back on but looking at it a lot less.

I downloaded all my photo albums from fb and deleted it about 4 years ago. 10/10 would recommend.

I hate Faceache and came off it many years ago. Sadly, I have had to rejoin due to an old school thing.
It is dull - not realtime - and there are too many fake adverts. Fine for the communication with school people, but otherwise yawn, yawn, yawn.
Plus I am obviously not delighted to have all my data tracked and sold.

Came off about 5 year ago. Never looked back

I deleted mine about 2 weeks ago. Have not missed it at all. Feel very good about it actually.

I deleted it 1.5 years ago and haven't missed it for a second. If you're only keeping it for the picture storage, you can download all of your content and it saves it to your computer as separate files.

I tried to kick Twitter at the same time but failed miserably.

Deleted mine 3 weeks ago. Was totally addicted before but not missing it at all. Love not having it actually!!

I really like it and don’t really understand the hatred.

I belong to relevant groups that help with work stuff, plus use it for my volunteering. I can catch up with people I like delete/block/mute those I don’t like as appropriate. Share pictures and see pictures of friends kids/holidays/house projects.

I don’t do passive aggressive status or engage in politics or debates on there (save that for here where I can be anonymous!). Almost 15 years of use and never once has it made me feel bad.

Apllekatie I think it’s probably quite an individual thing. If I could use it as you do I would like it. I somehow just found I got dragged into looking at posts that didn’t make me feel good....but I couldn’t stop myself looking (I know that sound ridiculous).

I was thinking about this today. I don't know how to disentangle myself from it as some stuff is run through it. For eg one dc activity group has gone online for lockdown and each week rhe zoom link, theme and activities are shared on the FB page.

There's some stuff I absolutely love about it - and stuff that I would completely miss out on if not for it. But the aggressive tone, bullying or PA statuses, the scams, the window into the minds of idiots, racists and snobs... It's just so bad for my mh!

Yep did it and will never look back - although I'm on MN a lot but at least it is strangers, not family members I feel o should accept but dislike

I deleted Facebook over a year ago and don't miss it one bit. Before I did I'd remove the app and deactivate my account would still find myself on there, wasting countless hours. Anyone that really matters you'll have phone numbers for and there is some beauty about speaking to people the old fashioned way instead of just following their lives silently in the shadows (with the occasional like for something they post)!

I find that especially lately people are showing their true colours on FB. It's been no skin off my nose to delete them and have a good old realistic look at the friend list. Social media is yours to control. Delete it if it's easier but it's also pretty cathartic to cut out the morons so only the people who matter feature in your newsfeed. I've temporarily closed my account before but going back to it months later the same idiots were right there again. Not so now.

I deleted the app off my phone and deactivated my account. It takes me two minutes every few months to get back in! I guess I couldn’t delete the account.