I’m not sure I ever trusted Facebook with my personal data but I have most of the time found enough value in its service to overlook the drawbacks. With news of the 2016 election influence and underhanded decisions by Facebook since then, I have decided to tip the scales the other way and leave the service.
A few articles worth reading:
As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants
Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access to Your Shadow Contact Information
This awful article on Mashable that is probably almost as bad as Facebook but makes good points
At the end of the day, I prefer an open web, free of inconsistent or heavy-handed editorial influence by companies like Facebook. That’s not to say they aren’t incredibly good at providing something the world needs - they are. But the cost has become too high.
I recommend checking out Time Well Spent or listening to Tristan Harris’ TED talk.
