Facebook 12+

With a site so big glitches are expected, but I’m tired of going to most recent to see what my friends actually post just to see the same 3 friends’ posts. Typically I see 4 “new” posts (by New I mean ones I have yet to see not recent) then it shows me the highlights of my news feed or what people posted 3 weeks ago that I have yet to see. I have 60 or so friends, 10 don’t really use it, but I find myself only seeing posts from people I regularly talk to in messenger and that’s it. If I don’t talk to them in messenger Facebook doesn’t let me see their posts. I’ve even ensured I’m following them.

The next thing is the ads. It’s great Facebook is free and directs people to products they might enjoy, but when I say something is irrelevant why is it continuously shown? “Want some weight loss pills?” Nope I’m ok with being obese thanks. “How about diapers for a baby even though you don’t have one?” Nope. “Oh we noticed you enjoyed that video about makeup maybe you have acne.” Even if I did I wouldn’t care. Some of the ads are depressing, my husband and I can’t have children yet I’m constantly berated by ads about babies, even after I say hide ad, irrelevant, don’t show this again, or hide ads like this. It’s like showing an old person an ad for a funeral home. Can we please at least listen when people say “DON’T SHOW THIS!”

I don’t use Facebook anymore. My declining use can be traced directly back to the day they introduced their ridiculous algorithmic feed and made the chronological feed increasingly difficult to access. My feed became increasingly dominated by a handful of accounts that Facebook thought I wanted to see above all else, for some reason. I have no idea why. I guess that’s what happens when you like a post. My fault I guess?

I don’t know how their algorithm weights content and posts, but it does not in anyway align with what I care about or how I would weight things I want to see. All the ridiculous nonsense Clickbait posts that people unthinkingly share end up polluting my feed, drowning out thoughtful posts that take a little bit of time to digest and are thus less “popular.” It’s no wonder Russian trolls decided to use Facebook as a way to spread misinformation like wildfire. They know the algorithms are primed for precisely that kind of popular nonsense. What a shame. Facebook was so great. It helped me feel in touch with so many people after I moved cities. But the algorithm eventually kept them out of my feed. And probably me out of theirs. And I think none of them even post on Facebook anymore unless they want to share baby photos with grandparents. And thus, everyone I know essentially stopped using Facebook.

... 🕕 ... 🕘 ... 😒 For a considerable length of time I've been reporting issue after issue and nothing has been done to respond or resolve any of the reported issues. What I do get is returned hurtful rhetoric that they know what the issue is, but refuse to acknowledge or fix the actual problem. What makes it worse is they continue to censor my voice and ability to utilize my device as I see fit denying my online and real life civil rights. This MUST be addressed and fixed ASAP, as I have done nothing wrong to violate the Terms & Services yet the App and Platforms are consistently violating my rights and utilizing my personal information for their own uses and benefits; all without proper attribution or credit to me. This is beyond acceptable and is severely hampering productivity and my right to peaceful enjoyment and use of services I have paid and continue to pay for. FIX THIS ALL IMMEDIATELY!!! I guess the Facebook organization and or developers have not heard of or don't care about ECPA (Electronic Communications Privacy Act) or the numerous other rules and laws that continue to violated against me. Never once have they indicated to me that I broke any rules, therefore it's unjust that my access and use be denied, subsequently provided erroneous, confusing, and misleading information about the information reported on a multitude of occasions.