This weekend, my facebook account was both hacked and blocked. The hacker somehow got into my information and changed my contact email and phone number. So after I figured out the difficult process of how to report it to facebook, they wouldn’t do anything anyway, because they had a different email than mine. They won’t accept my phone number either. So after over a dozen years of friendships and sharing, I am off Facebook now.
I’ve been frantically changing all my passwords and trying to make the programs I use more secure.
Another frustrating thing is that I’m afraid the hackers are posting and messaging as me, and screwing up other people’s accounts. I don’t understand why anti-hacking isn’t more of a priority of the Metaverse but there’s not a lot I can do about it.
If you are a facebook friend of mine, please unfriend me. And don’t take facebook Joy’s messages or advice. She’s evil. (I guess I do have a sort of evil twin now.)
I’ve thought about quitting facebook lately for their weird algorithms. I also don’t get information from friends — it’s all become so random and tic-tocky. I kept at it because I have friends from all over the world I won’t hear from otherwise. It also cuts down on the isolation of having mobility and transportation problems. And I often find out about events I wouldn’t have heard of otherwise — though not as consistently as I used to.
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Thanks to all of you who have followed me on facebook all these years. So many times you’ve brightened gloomy days.
Keep safe and change your passwords often.
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How frustrating! I am sorry this happened to you.
Thanks, it’s very frustrating. But so much about fb itself was becoming frustrating, it’s probably for the best.
I agree. They got rid of me a long time ago.
So sorry to hear- a similar thing happened to me. Pray about it and perhaps a solution will be given.
Take are! Brenda J Hale Alice Faye’s friend – now in VA
Thank you, dear
I have unfriended you as you requested. Hope you will get the Facebook problems resolved but I’ve heard from others that it isn’t easy . Courage! 😘
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Do you have a blog or website where you show your paintings?
Hi, Joy. I did unfriend you at your request. Please keep me on your blog list. If you take up FB again, of course I want to be your friend. Your posts brighten my day. Linnea
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I don’t have a blog but my web site is
http://www.christineclaes.com
I also publish new artworks on Instagram
Mine got hacked 3 years ago and I still haven’t been able to get any help from Fakebook to get back on it! I feel your Pain My Friend! I can’t even post on my of George Finney Painting page.
I like that “fakebook” I think in the long run for me, it’ll be better to be off social media. I really hate how they manipulate us and don’t protect us from hackers and spam. We’ll all keep painting in spite of them.
So sorry Joy😟 That happened to me several months ago. Take care.
❤️ Jeanne
FB’s become a frustrating thing. It’ll be good to find new ways to get information and keep in touch with friends. I hope you are doing well. And if you haven’t already, you can subscribe to my blog.
Yes, I was glad to disentangle from fb. you’re better off out x
It’s a big change but I’m enjoying the free time I have
I’m doing Instagram next! They’re losing any value now and it’s true you have more time for the important stuff.x
I couldn’t figure out how to quit Instagram so I’m just not using it. They’ll delete the account after a long period of in activity. Or so they say.