I know. It was hard. But if we won't even take a stand with these censorious assholes, and we let them continue spying on and censoring us, then where exactly will we armchair warriors take a stand?
So far, in 5 days, I've persuaded 13 of my friends to create a Telegram account and they all love it.
Take the plunge.
Fuck Zuck. Fuck Facebook. Take a stand for free speech. Don't let the CIA/FBI/NSA/DOJ/IRS watch your life.
One of the Reasons People Hesitate to Leave Facebook is because they have so many photos, messages, etc. (esp photos). Here are four links that instruct how easy it is to move all of your FB data and download it to your computer or transfer it to another blog, say WPress or such.
https://www.groovypost.com/howto/facebook/download-copy-all-facebook-data-pictures-video/
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/quitting-facebook-download-your-data-before-you-go/
https://heavy.com/tech/2014/02/batch-download-facebook-posts-how-to/
https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-download-your-facebook-data-and-6-surprising-things-i-found
Very useful, thank you.
It is sad to see so many young people today putting complete trust in Facebook to safekeep what is effectively their family photo album -- only to lose it because of a forgotten password or a banning.
Facebook also reduces the quality of uploaded material.
Keep your own copies of important photos, don't depend on anyone else.