Why You Should Leave Facebook Forever: Stories of Deception, Control, and Disrespect
After many years of creating and maintaining valuable pages on Facebook — some of them with content that took years to build — many people finally reached their breaking point. Facebook didn’t just cross the line; it completely erased it.
The Trigger: Speaking the Truth
What got people's accounts blocked? A single post. A post calling out Facebook’s unfair behavior. In my case, for example, I used one of my public pages to inform people that Facebook’s business model is primarily built on stealing user data for profit and boosting those who pay the most, while silencing independent creators.
No threats. No insults. Just the truth.
And for that, Facebook wiped out not only my profile but many other pages I built over the years.
Paid Campaign Experiences: Facebook Farms Are Real
Many marketing advertisers ran paid campaigns on Facebook. But something felt off. I, and I am sure many other people, dug deeper and discovered what many marketers have quietly suspected: Facebook farms — networks of fake profiles, often in underdeveloped countries, that are used to inflate likes and followers. It’s all a sham, and Facebook allows it because it generates quick revenue.
These fake engagements are worthless. They don’t convert, they don’t interact, and they poison your analytics. And Facebook does nothing to fix it at all, rather the opposite, because fake activity still pays.
Page Responses: Going Organic… Then Getting Punished
Once I realized this, I made a decision: no more paid ads. I focused on organic growth, the honest way.
But instead of being supported as a long-term user and creator, Facebook began suppressing my visibility. My pages got shadowbanned. My reach dropped dramatically. While Facebook continued to promote big-money campaigns and influencers with massive ad budgets, people like me, who relied on quality, consistency, and real community, were pushed aside.
Data Abuse and Privacy Red Flags
Let’s not forget the data harvesting. Facebook has a long history of selling user data to third parties.
The more data you give them, the more they profit — and the less control you have. And now they want video selfies and more invasive data just to “verify” you?
No thanks.
The Final Blow: Total Account Removal
After I called out Facebook in a single post, with a thumbs-down version of their logo and a few honest words about their fake system, they nuked my account and all related pages. No warning. No appeal. Just gone.
This Is Not Just About Me
This is about the direction of the internet. If creators can be silenced for speaking the truth, and if platforms profit from deception and fake engagement, what kind of digital world are we building?
I’m Out for Good
Many people, including myself, have deleted their Facebook presence permanently.
Many others and me, of course, have stopped trusting them with even a single byte of data.
Good advertisers stand for transparency, honesty, and respect for real people, not for fake likes, inflated ads, or censorship.
Be aware!
