People are boycotting Facebook. They’re calling it The Great Logout.
Groups totalling 3.1 million people urge quitting Facebook and Instagram on the 10th of November
That last piece of research Facebook suppressed regarding teen mental health seems to have broken the camel’s back. Multiple user surveys clearly showed that teenagers blame Instagram for their anxiety and depression problems. Facebook chose not to disclose these findings.
“Some 13% of UK teenagers and 6% of US users surveyed traced a desire to kill themselves to Instagram.” (source)
This isn’t the first time Facebook’s under scrutiny for its ethics. As the pandemic death toll overtakes that of 1918 influenza, Facebook is still loose with massive surges of anti-vaxxer posts and comments on the platform. Only a third of people say they’re happy with how Facebook is dealing with hate speech and violent threats after the Capitol attacks.
Some activist groups have had enough.
The Great Logout
Action Center on Race and the Economy, Accountable Tech, Daily Kos, Free Press, Media Justice, MoveOn, and UltraViolet. These are the groups calling the public to boycott…
