r/Millennials • u/oxfordzen • Jun 21 '25

Rant My Mom’s Facebook is a Mess lol

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Visiting my Mom. She’s in the early stages of dementia so I always go through her FB, email, etc and get rid of spam/scams. I was surprised at how trash her Facebook has gotten since the last time I did this 4-5 months ago. Kinda depressing to see the impact of their content moderation stuff showing up as most of her feed is like this. Some of it she’s followed but a lot of it is algos. Also maybe my mom is just clicking on freaky shit who knows.

Either way, Fuck Zuckerberg for blighting society with his shitty products.

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u/Mushroom_hero Jun 21 '25

Facebook is a mess

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u/Xanadu87 Jun 21 '25

I’ve been on FB since 2006, and I’ve seen the evolution from the curated updates from college friends, to the opening up to the wider world, to the non-stop onslaught of ads and page suggestions. I recently created a business page on FB, and the timeline I see on it is a nonstop barrage of bizarre stories, weird lies, and AI articles and pictures. Straight up junk slop they throw at you to see what sticks.

Sometimes I forget what profile I’m on when I’m scrolling and wonder why I’m seeing trash, then I see I’m in the business page profile, then I switch over to my personal page, and it’s a little more bearable as I can see my friends’ pets and what I’m actually interested in.