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Anonymous Coward

You're missing the point.

Wastebook is a de facto monopoly, and effectively a 21st century telecoms provider. IMHO it should be regulated as such. Even if you're not using it you're still going to suffer the effects of its power and influence. Dark money counter-democracy operations, anyone?

I hope that one day people far brainier than myself come up with an open protocol suite that would negate the need for a corporate server infrastructure. A bit like how we can now (sort of) have money without banks. I'd gladly take the hit of losing a few fancy features in order to be able to share Hitler-mocking memes when privately having a laugh with mates, or antagonist film character quotes, without being summarily flushed down the memory hole.

Lastly, 2 tips: Use good ad blockers including Social Fixer or FB Purity (.com), and always have your next FB account chambered so you can hop over to it with ease. Add contacts in parallel.

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