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Bry (11 KP) rated Facebook in Apps

Jul 12, 2018

Facebook

Communication, Entertainment, Events, Social Networking

7.6

(436 Ratings)

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Almost everyone I know uses it. (2 more)

Reconnect with people I thought I'd lost forever.

Stuff I wouldn't generally see elsewhere.

Security/privacy is HORRIBLE! (2 more)

Facebook is biased against minorities.

Facebook enforces the rules when & if they choose.

If Only There Was A Better Alternative

If I could convince all my Facebook friends to move to another site, I'd jump ship in a heartbeat! Yes, there's fun stuff & great info that I wouldn't normally come across any where else. But it comes at a price. With all the info Facebook has gathered on me, sometimes I feel like they know more about me then I do. I've been the victim of (& witnessed others be victims of) bullying numerous times. 99% of the time, Facebook does nothing about it. I report the problem, & the typical response is that "it doesn't violate Facebook's community standards". I've been hacked on their Messenger app. People can be downright cruel in the comment section of any article. There are bugs that keep getting worse instead of better. For example, I'm reading an article or watching a video I've clicked on. When I'm finished, instead of taking me back to where I was in my news feed, I'm sent back to the beginning. Once is frustrating. After that it's painfully irritating! There's so much more! I'll just sum it up by saying "Facebook has become a cesspool of negativity." I would leave the app, but I'd either lose people completely that can't or won't use other apps, or I'd have to use a boatload of apps, because of course people won't agree on the same alternative.

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Sarah (126 KP) rated Facebook in Apps

Jul 12, 2018

Facebook

Communication, Entertainment, Events, Social Networking

7.6

(436 Ratings)

App Rating

Great for keeping in touch (2 more)

Nice way to share news, photos

Groups are a great way of sharing hobbies, finding like-minded people with similar interests

Updates are hit and miss - often a lot of problems with the app (2 more)

Bullying is poorly controlled

Standards are applied in a very hit and miss way

Has Its Good & Bad Points

Facebook has its uses - it's a good way to keep in touch with people you wouldn't ordinarily hear from very often, it's handy to send photos to people around the world and it can be a lovely way to brighten up your day with funny memes, jokes, and nice messages from people.

The App itself can be quite hit and miss - updates seem to be rolled out before they're properly ready, so you have issues where timelines don't update, comments don't load, etc. Whenever there's an update, while it may resolve one problem, it typically brings a whole host of others.

There are also the problems with Facebook itself, not least the prevalence of cyber-bullying that goes unchecked, the fact that Facebook seems to apply its rules in an incredibly haphazard way - allowing violent images to remain while removing those which, while perhaps "provocative" in the sense of being thought-provoking, are not indecent, obscene, violent or really in any way outrageous, and the rather concerning issues around the security/privacy of user data and increasing number of adverts on the site/app.

While not having yet run its course, Facebook is going to have to come up with newer and newer ideas to remain relevant, and have to improve its security and "policing" structures to keep users happy.