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Are there any fellow teens that have de-Googled and removed all social media? (midwest.social)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello.

I am part of the younger side of Lemmy, and I wonder if there are any teens or otherwise young people that have de-Googled and/or removed all social media.

I notice, that everybody around me in real life uses Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, what have you… hundreds of notifications and messages from other people… and I cannot really relate. I deleted Instagram for my mental health, as some posts were greatly affecting my self-esteem. If somebody were to ask me for my social media, I’d probably just give them my number.

I don’t really know a lot of people around me that have this interest of online privacy (let alone people my age). So, will the (young) users of Lemmy enlighten me?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I’m an old fart, bit I did it a few years ago. It was followed by a sharp increase in my wellbeing