[Linux-aus] [luv-main]Facebook

[Les Kitchen]

Hi Russell,

On Sat, Apr 18, 2026, at 20:02, Russell Coker via luv-main wrote:
> Firstly a disclaimer, I dislike Facebook for many reasons and would prefer it 
> if the company went bankrupt and shut down.  But as that's not going to happen 
> and there's an estimated 17.7 million Facebook users in Australia (almost 2/3 
> of the population) we have to deal with that.
...

Your suggestion is a good one.  I've been thinking along similar
lines, but haven't had the time or energy to take action.

However distasteful, yes, the fact is that almost all the
population are on Facebook — more than two-thirds if you
discount the very young and the very old.

In a way, it's the modern agora, and if we want people to know
about Free Software, then we have to have a presence there.

The same goes for the other platforms run by the Big Tech
companies (mostly American), collectively "The Beast".

I'm reminded of the old saying, "It's permitted to walk with the
Devil to cross the bridge".

Like you, and I guess other people, I'm not in a position at the
moment to run such a thing, but would be glad to help out as I can.

My only other thought, is that these are global concerns.  What
are other Free Software groups across the world doing in this
space?  At least to start with, perhaps we could link up with
some existing Free Software presence on such platforms, if any.
Some homework to find out what exists...


— Smiles, Les.