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Privacy critics renew warnings over Meta's apps

Original: One more reason to never use or install meta products on your phone or laptop! If your response to this is that, of cour

Privacy-minded users are warning others to avoid installing Meta products such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on phones and laptops, arguing the company engages in data practices that should not be considered normal. Commenters add that responding with 'of course Meta would do this' normalizes behaviour that should face scrutiny instead of being accepted as expected.

Why now: Fresh concerns about Meta's data collection practices have prompted renewed calls to boycott or uninstall its apps.

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• One more reason to never use or install meta products on your phone or laptop! If your response to this is that, of course, Meta would do this–it’s Meta–you are just letting them off the hook. You’re normalizing behavior that should not be normal, and you should not let them… · faab64@todon.eu · 11

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