Switch Your Social Media Accounts

Why Switch?

In an era of growing privacy concerns and digital consciousness, more users are choosing to disconnect from Meta’s ecosystem because of data privacy issues, mental health impacts, time management, and ethical considerations regarding the company’s business practices. f

It All Feels Overwhelming

I’m not going to lie, this takes work and time. There’s no magic website where you can use your Facebook login to just move everything over. But, you’re gaining back your data and control. Meta products are free because they sell your data. The good news is there’s no time limit on when you have to do this. This page will break it down into small steps.

What Alternatives Should I Use?

Here are the apps I’m choosing to use (and that this guide covers):

• Mastodon in lieu of Facebook
• Pixelfed in lieu of Instagram
• Signal instead of Messenger (or WhatsApp which is a Meta product, but is more secure)