We have World Environment Day, Mother's Day, Parents' Day, World Aids Day and so on. The latest I have heard of is Quit Facebook Day which happens to be today. Yup! You heard me right!
Find out why below.
Monday is Quit Facebook Day
Unhappy Facebook users around the world will deactivate or even delete their accounts on Monday - the Quit Facebook Day.
At least 24,670 people have vowed that they would quit using this widely popular social networking site on www.quitfacebookday.com.
According to quitfacebookday.com, the users were unhappy with the way Facebook is managing its site.
Recently, Facebook made numerous changes to its privacy policy, including enabling its business partners to obtain users' data.
This has upset many users and left some others confused as they felt that Facebook has made it difficult for them to understand.
The web master of quitfacebookday.com wrote: "The cumulative effects of what Facebook does now will not play out well in the future and we care deeply about the future of the web as an open, safe and human place.
"We just can't see Facebook's current direction being aligned with any positive future for the web, so we're leaving."
The web master also suggested several alternatives site to Facebook such as Twitter, Flickr and Akoha.
"At the moment, there aren't a lot of great options for direct replacement but you’re not alone.
"When there's a market need, it's not long before better options appear," wrote the web master.
It is not clear how many people will quit Facebook on Monday but according to a poll conducted by Sophos, an estimated 60 percent of users were considering quitting Facebook.
Source: http://www.dailychilli.com/news/4066-monday-is-quit-facebook-day
Hmmm ... shall or shan't I? Let's wait and see.
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