Facebook Gransnet

I’m not on Facebook

It should be a reminder if needed, that anything you post here can also appear on Facebook and be read by a wider audience.

There doesn't seem to be much activity there Mick.

It won’t let me view it without logging in to it, and I dont want to be on it on fb

I refuse to join Facebook, too, on the advice of all three of my DS.

I don’t trust it either. On other recent threads about FB, it does seem to be losing favour.
I thought that we were in the minority, but I don’t think that we are

I had a really bad experience with FB even though I didn't use it. My family often send me clips from FB so I have joined just so I can open them.

It is a page which only the Gransnet admin can post on and their last post seems to be back in April.

Facebook is as good or as bad as the people using it. I am on it but do not post much and only really use it to find out what is going on around me.

On the Mariella Frostrup programme about the exposure of children to pornography yesterday, Facebook actually came out much better in terms of filtering inappropriate sites/posts than the other social media sites, so it’s not all bad.

No thanks. Stopped using FB years ago.

I don't do face book nor would I.
I honestly think it adds to mental health related issues.

BawBee2 really ?

Neen

BawBee2 really ?

I don't think it is done at the moment but there is nothing to stop it being done in the future.

Don’t forget the national press.

www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1241271-Gransnet-thread-in-Daily-Mail-on-line-today

Neen
GN is a business. It’s not your friends/ family private chat.

I find it very useful if used with care. I use it mainly in my role as a volunteer for a cat charity. Helps with homing, advertising lost/found cats , asking for volunteers etc.

Also very useful for anything to do with local events, finding out what's happening in my area. Local speakers at the library etc. The important thing is to make sure your security settings are extremely secure.

I am always interested to hear what people who don’t use FB think of it. It may shock you to know that anything you write on this site a d the pictures you post can be read, seen and be reposted anywhere. Any posts I put up on on Facebook are only seen by the people I choose.

Neen

I don't do face book nor would I.
I honestly think it adds to mental health related issues.

Definitely.
The best advice I have ever had is ‘don’t compare your inside to others’ outside’
On FB you see a lot of facades

I love fb and use it everyday but don’t want to be on GN on FB
I only have friends I know on my fb page so mainly see nice posts and nothing to get upset about
I do go on some local groups and get some upstarts on there but I like local information so ignore the cleverclogs

On FB you see a lot of facades

And on GN, where people return as if by magic pretending to be people they aren't? Or make snide, sneering remarks because they are anonymous? Or gang up on people? Or send nasty PMs? Social media is social media, whether it's Facebook, GN, or anything else.

Too true Alegrias

When I joined GN I realised quite early on that I was going to be spending a lot of time on here, so made a conscious decision to be completely honest, and only speak to people as I would face to face in real life.
I might be naive, but it’s worked for me so far

In fact, that’s exactly why I don’t do FB. I’ve no interest in creating a false image of myself, and additionally I don’t want to render myself vulnerable by letting people into my private life

dragonfly46

I am always interested to hear what people who don’t use FB think of it. It may shock you to know that anything you write on this site a d the pictures you post can be read, seen and be reposted anywhere. Any posts I put up on on Facebook are only seen by the people I choose.

I use it but rarely post but I do like to see what friends in far flung places are up to as I can't meet up with them now.

It depends on how you use it and what your privacy settings are.

Ps there's nothing at all private about Granset!