@highlight

I can't believe it! As if Facebook wasn't invasive enough, they invent the feature @highlight and reactivate it annually for you!

I just saw family and friends complaining about receiving notifications for the use of that tag 🙄

I searched a way to avoid this feature (also invited them to leave Facebook):

1. Click on “Settings & Privacy,” followed by “Settings.”

2. Scroll down the page, and click on “Notifications.”

3. Click on “Tags” to choose which notifications you receive.

4. Turn off “Batch Mentions.”

Did I do well to help them?

Poll Results

1. No, you're perpetuating the main problem

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2. Yes, you help reduce one of the harmful effects of that network

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11 votes were cast.

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☯️ leoperbo

2023-12-28 · 5 months ago

6 Comments ↓

🚀 stack · Dec 28 at 08:53:

Who uses Facebook?

☯️ leoperbo [OP] · Dec 28 at 09:19:

Everyone in that party where family and friends met 😅... 😞

🚀 stack · Dec 28 at 20:41:

Yeah, I try to gently guide my family away from these rat-traps, but they just think I am a paranoid weirdo. "I have nothing to hide" is a common response. It's like saying free speech is pointless because you have nothing to say right now.

🚀 bumpsh · Jan 05 at 10:22:

Thats a tough choice in the poll dang

☯️ leoperbo [OP] · Jan 05 at 16:29:

🙈

🚀 jsreed5 · Jan 23 at 18:43:

The question is difficult. On the one hand, the endless addition of unwanted "features" may drive people away, and I think it's good to encourage people to leave. On the other hand, if they refuse to, it's good to at least lessen the burden and show Facebook they're unhappy. The bright side is that if this feature auto-reactivates, that may drive users away anyway.