[HN Gopher] I deleted my social media accounts (and why you shou...
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       I deleted my social media accounts (and why you should too)
        
       Author : joemanaco
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2025-01-12 22:26 UTC (33 minutes ago)
        
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       | bflesch wrote:
       | I wouldn't delete social media accounts because they might become
       | available to register for malicious actors who can then
       | impersonate you. Keep the accounts, just don't use them any more.
        
       | iLoveOncall wrote:
       | > and why you should too
       | 
       | This is not actually explained in the article.
       | 
       | It rightfully explains how X, meta and others have taken a turn
       | for the worse to say the least, but it doesn't say why I should
       | delete my Facebook or Twitter account.
       | 
       | Neither do the hundreds of calls to delete such accounts in the
       | past few weeks or months have.
       | 
       | I get that the point is "You should stop using such social
       | media", but I don't get what __deleting your account__ actually
       | adds on top, especially when put in relation to the political
       | reasons behind stopping to use them.
        
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