> There is only one way to

Zuckerberg et al. would actually prefer that we all think that, so that we just stop there and don't proceed to more-effective politics.

https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/21/purity-culture/

You may have given up. I didn't.

So then you agree that a boycott is actually not the "only one way" to react?

Your original comment makes it sound like you think that nothing else is possible, which would exclude things laws around privacy rights or liability for mishandling personal data.

Politicians will never represent you, they will always represent their donors.

Yeah, I don't understand the downvotes either. Complaining is one thing (and it's certainly valid to complain about Meta), but nothing's going to change if a lot of people still use their service. Sure, one person getting off of the Meta platform isn't going to do anything, but millions could have an effect - if only to give less power to the company.

I deleted my Meta account last year and haven't missed it.

> Yeah, I don't understand the downvotes either.

I do -- meta's products are inherently addictive and the network effect is powerful, so people would rather cope and complain than take meaningful but inconvenient action. This is how zuck wins, every time.

> I deleted my Meta account last year and haven't missed it.

Me too and so has most of my family.

'guillotine' > boycott

If you don’t have the gumption to delete insta from your iPhone, you’ll never muster the courage for violence.

I too do not understand the downvotes.

Unlike what Cory Doctorow implies, Facebook is not a Soviet Dictatorship. There is no Berlin wall. If you don't like it, you can just leave.