rutabaga5 t1_jdg4kxr wrote on March 24, 2023 at 3:32 AM

Reply to comment by Deep_Grundle in The Downward Spiral, me, mixed media on plywood, 2023. by seihmusic

I had the exact same thought! It's like I can tell it's good but I couldn't tell you why...

rutabaga5 t1_iujfbm3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:56 PM

Reply to Facebook probably has your phone number, even if you never shared it. Now it has a secret tool to let you delete it. by CorporateSympathizer

I used to admin a page on Facebook. At one point Facebook forced me to give them my number for two factor identification supposedly because they'd identified me as being a "high risk" for possible hacking efforts due to my admin status. And when I say forced I mean Facebook was threatening to lock my account if I didn't give them my number within a set number of days. Eventually I did give them my number. Almost immediately after that I started receiving dozens of spam texts using the fake name that I ONLY used on Facebook.

TLDR: Facebook very obviously sold my phone number that I only gave them for two factor identification reasons to a bunch of spammers.