It's been pretty fascinating watching in real-time as Facebook has gone from the hip wunderkind of the tech world to the website that basically everyone hates for a huge variety of reasons:
Until about a month ago, shoppers on Dell's website looking for a new laptop could log in using their Facebook credentials to avoid creating a new username and password. That option is now gone.
Dell isn't alone. Other big brands, including Best Buy, Ford Motor, Pottery Barn, Nike, Patagonia, Match and Amazon's video-streaming service Twitch have removed the ability to sign on with Facebook. It's a marked departure from just a few years ago, when the Facebook login was plastered all over the internet, often alongside buttons that let you sign in with Google, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Jen Felch, Dell's chief digital and chief information officer, said people stopped using social logins, for reasons that include concerns over security, privacy and data-sharing.
Mark Zuckerberg is out there getting switched off like:
Well, look, I suppose in one sense you can't really blame Zuck for turning his website into a combination data breach/ad revenue farm/Amazon algorithm. He needs plenty of cash to fund his metaverse smart home or whatever.
But you also can't blame everybody else for increasingly wanting absolutely no part of it.
Okay maybe don't go so far as to destroy your computer. You can just log outta Facebook tho.
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