Brutkey

Sara :ruby:
@csara@vmst.io

I don’t personally have an Instagram or Facebook account anymore. “Most” people have one. It’s common tor businesses to use one as their only site.

I think “most” people don’t realize that these businesses are now inaccessible to people without accounts. Unless I jump through some internet-fu hoops, I always get redirected to a login screen when trying to view a profile. It’s extremely frustrating. I basically can’t get more details about these companies or interface with them online at all.

I don’t think it was always this way. I think meta chose at some point to add a wall to their tainted garden.

#Facebook #Instagram #Meta

David Mitchell :CApride:
@DavidM_yeg@mstdn.ca

@csara@vmst.io

Yes, I am frequently dismayed by the number of businesses that only have social media (mostly FB) accounts. Keeping a simple website is just as easy, and inexpensive (sometimes nearly ‘free’)

I do have legacy FB and other accounts that are mostly unused, but I still refuse to use them to engage with a business that won’t provide me even the most basic info without going into FB land.

Sara :ruby:
@csara@vmst.io

Not as new of an issue as I thought. https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/ksfilu/instagram_forcing_me_to_log_in_to_do_anything_at/