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Is Meta abusing its users a problem? Yes. Does the TOS allow for it? Yes. Can people decide to just create a shell account and not actually participate? Sure.
by srmatto 3mo ago
Is Meta abusing its users a problem? Yes. Does the TOS allow for it? Yes. Can people decide to just create a shell account and not actually participate? Sure.
One of the real insidious problems with Instagram and to some extent Facebook is that they provide a free, low friction way for business to communicate with current or potential customers. As a result many small businesses use Instagram as replacement for a public facing website and perhaps a blog or email newsletter. Many small business in my region depend on Instagram for this purpose, its nearly universal. It helps keep you stuck in Instagram so that you can see a business' hours, menu, or special events. I guess a shell account is the answer but you're still going to have to navigate the skinner box feed.
- haliskerbas 3mo agoEvery time I try to create a shell account, it gets banned with no reason given. Even if it's just to follow a few influencer accounts.
- srmatto 3mo agoWell there you go, there is no reasonable way to be a non-participant while also staying up to date on businesses that choose to use the platform.
- cute_boi 3mo agoYou can't create shell account on fb/meta anymore. They will ask to turn on camera and rotate your head.
- ed_elliott_asc 3mo agoPrint out a face of someone on Facebook and use that?
- catlikesshrimp 3mo agoU a manequin head. Add hair and moles. It mightbtake more than one try but it works. Eventually, people who make shell accounts will be declared creepy child predators, but that isn't the case, yet.
- breezybottom 3mo agoI'm not making a mannequin head to see a restaurant menu.
- greenchair 3mo agosounds like a business opportunity!
- plagiarist 3mo agoIf the only way to interact with a business is via Facebook or Instagram, I don't interact with the business. Unfortunately this is more of a problem for me than it is for them. I hope my position on this becomes more popular over time so that everyone can stop using spy- and adware.
- srmatto 3mo agoSmall businesses are pretty important for a number of reasons and I think if people adopted this stance it would hurt them a lot more than it would hurt Meta.
- microgpt 3mo agoWe need a Nitter for Instagram.
- hmokiguess 3mo agoyou also add `kk` in front of it and it renders just the embedded content
- burkaman 3mo agohttps://imginn.com/ https://imginn.com/ or https://codeberg.org/irelephant/kittygram https://codeberg.org/irelephant/kittygram