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Scrivener7

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6. I'll never understand it. Most of us here are older. That means we made it

Tue Jan 27, 2026, 04:35 PM

19 hrs ago

to our 30s, 40s, or 50s before we became dependent on things like Amazon, Facebook, X, etc.

But life without them is just too hard for some to imagine.

(I say this, but I must make a true confession. I had weaned myself completely off Amazon for a couple of years, then my union switched healthcare plans and now I have to have Amazon as my prescription service. It bugs me no end.)

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Meta Is Blocking Links To ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads [View all] SamuelTheThird 20 hrs ago OP

K'n'R justaprogressive 20 hrs ago #1

At the same time that TikTok's new owners began blatantly censoring mentions of Epstein, etc. Scrivener7 20 hrs ago #2

This gives me a bad feeling. Why the censoring. ?? riversedge 20 hrs ago #3

Because they are trumpers and want to protect pedo POTUS. TommyT139 19 hrs ago #4

But DUers will never give up those products. Coventina 19 hrs ago #5

I'll never understand it. Most of us here are older. That means we made it Scrivener7 19 hrs ago #6

ugh! I understand if you are forced by your employer. That sucks! Coventina 19 hrs ago #7

I never joined any social media other than DU, so I suppose it's easy for me to say, Scrivener7 19 hrs ago #8

That's hardly the issue SamuelTheThird 18 hrs ago #9

Younger people are being sold a censored view of the world. Coventina 18 hrs ago #10

yup Skittles 18 hrs ago #11