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Pretty strange that Facebook tries aggressively to get you to sign up to Facebook just for viewing this post. There's a giant modal with a huge picture of Mark's face telling you to "See more of Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook".

You'd think they'd disable that for critical announcements like this.

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Yeah it's pretty jarring to have this suddenly stare you down while trying to read.

https://i.imgur.com/2f8hLqs.jpg

They sold the digital equivalent of crack for so long, they never had to learn marketing.

This is what happened to my browser immediately after clicking that link, closing it, and opening a new window.

https://i.imgur.com/3O60uZJ.png

Brand new behavior to freak me out...

I don’t understand why this was flagged. My thinking in sharing a screenshot was that these kinds of sites often show different things to different people (e.g. by locale, browser size, session history, etc.) so it would be helpful to document the context of the parent comment.

That the modal comes across so poorly suggests a naivety on the part of Facebook that is relevant to understanding the announcement.

I find these kind of comments not really constructive.

You'd think everyone has a facebook account by now, or that people can create an account to read something that is important to them. It's not like it's a paywall.

You're missing the entire point. Facebook's actions/policies affect me, and the society around me, even as a non-user.

so is TV, and radio, and foreign governments, and ... see where I'm going with this?

I don't have to compromise my privacy/identity/values to consume those sources.

So, no. Not the same thing. Not even close.

hummmmm.... elephant in the room [1]

also you don't have to compromise your privacy to create an account on fb, just create a bogus one.

[1]: https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/how-to-turn-off-smar...

Maybe that's an elephant in your room. Not in mine.

in the room of a lot of people who have no idea :)

Facebook is incredibly invasive. I don't want an account.

Then don't read this guy's post

It is a paywall. I pay with my data.

It's optional, click "not now".

Or don't run their javascript.

I assure you that you can create an account without giving them any of your so precious data

Your tone is condescending and childish. If people want to preserve their anonymity to consume what is basically a public announcement, that's certainly reasonable.

> Your tone is condescending and childish

it's one way to reply to FUD

Except absolutely no-one takes childish comments seriously. In fact, they actively detract from what is otherwise a civilized, respectful discussion.

But, if it makes you feel better. Have at it.

Not everything has to be. Sometimes people just voice their opinions. And they are allowed to do so. The same freedom allows you to critique his comment and I, yours.

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