# Facebook is the worst. Thinking about getting rid of it

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-is-the-worst-thinking-about-getting-rid-of-it/962354>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 5, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-is-the-worst-thinking-about-getting-rid-of-it/962354 "2022-04-05T22:23:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-is-the-worst-thinking-about-getting-rid-of-it/962354/81 "2022-05-24T01:25:00Z")

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> [@kaylasdad99](#):
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> _How about a link?_

I can’t find the instructions for a link but here’s how you do it:

Open Facebook on your iphone and tap your “Menu.”  
On the next page scroll down and tap “Settings and Privacy,” then “Settings”  
On the next page scroll down and tap “Shortcuts”  
On the next page tap “Shortcuts bar”  
On the next page look at your “Available Shortcuts” and tap the ones you want to hide. On the next page tap “Hide”

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-is-the-worst-thinking-about-getting-rid-of-it/962354/82 "2022-05-24T02:00:51Z")

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Well, that worked a treat. Thank you very much.

I wonder if I can also do that on my laptop.

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**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-is-the-worst-thinking-about-getting-rid-of-it/962354/83 "2022-05-24T03:46:04Z")

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You’re welcome. If you find out how to do it on the FB web site, let me know. I haven’t been able to figure that out.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-is-the-worst-thinking-about-getting-rid-of-it/962354/84 "2022-05-25T04:33:21Z")

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Oh yes. I don’t even have many friends, just two. But from SOMEWHERE I’ve been getting Trumpist stuff. It’s not the friends, so how am I found?

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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-is-the-worst-thinking-about-getting-rid-of-it/962354/85 "2022-05-25T11:20:52Z")

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Good question. The workings of Facebook news feeds is a mystery to me. I know if I look at stuff on Home Depot or Best Buy, then I start seeing these ads for these things in my news feed.

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