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.
