Matt Rosof’s article, Facebook exodus: Nearly half of young users have deleted the app from their phone in the last year, says study, discusses the results of a recent study which indicates that nearly half of young facebook users, aged 18-29, have decided to delete the Facebook app off of their phones. The study found that some decided to delete the application outright while others have elected to take a break from Facebook. Facebook’s stocks have taken a hit, 20%, due to the volume of users that are moving away from the core Facebook application.The recent Facebook scandals, FBI russia probe and the Cambridge Analytica incident, are a large reason for the current Facebook exodus. What concerns users most is how their data is being manipulated by others for their own personal gain.
I chose to do my multimedia artifact on this article due to the fact that I have been contemplating deleting Facebook for some time. I really like how Facebook can connect us with people we haven’t seen in along time or help us to keep in contact with those people. Another great reason to keep Facebook is the group chats that, for example, we have started here at the Faculty of Education. Those group chats have the potential for great collaboration once we get into the field and begin teaching our own classes. In saying this, I believe that the potential issues that can arise due to the application outweigh the positives. I, like many others, have purged my Facebook account of anything that is deemed to be slightly unprofessional, however I can’t be sure that I have deleted everything. To me deleting the application seems like a smart option. Another issue that could arise from Facebook is if we are tagged in a photo that is deemed unprofessional then we could face consequences from administration. Also what if our accounts were to be hacked, seeing as Facebook’s security is in question lately, and something inappropriate is thus said. We would take the flack for such an incident. I simply don’t think the positives outweigh the potential negatives. The fact that our feeds can be manipulated along with our data, like the article explained, is enough to scare anyone let alone someone in a profession in which their content is constantly scrutinized. Having now read the article and combining it’s ideas with my previous feeling’s I have decided, like many others, that I will be joining the great Facebook exodus.
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Brandan Joyce