Why Howdoo? How Facebook and Instagram Exploit You and Your Data

Stephen Morrison
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2 min readNov 12, 2018

What if we told you that they are watching you? Watching what you post; what you like and even what you share in “private” messages?

This is not the clandestine actions of some foreign or domestic intelligence agency, but instead, it is the standard operating model of the social media platforms where you openly share almost every aspect of your lives.

This information is then harvested and shared with the highest bidders and earns Facebook anywhere from $6- $27 per user per quarter.

Exploiting your data to enable brands to sell to you, at an alarming rate and via both Facebook and Instagram (Facebook owns both this and Whatsapp):

“A casual scroll through an Instagram feed consistently reveals one paid post for every four organic posts. Few people, however, realize that 20% of the content they consume on Instagram (or Facebook, for that matter) is sponsored.”

This article highlights how Instagram and its parent company Facebook monetise YOUR information without giving you a single penny in return. With 44% of Americans aged 18–29 years deleting Facebook, there is a real need for an alternative to both Facebook and Instagram

What if we told you that there was an alternative? That there was a way to post your content and for you to earn from it?

That there was a platform to share your pictures, your stories and your videos on without it being used to sell to you (unless you choose to be paid to allow responsible advertising) and where you are respected and treated fairly? Where you are in control of what you see, what you share and what you earn?

That place is Howdoo, the social media platform for the next generation. A unique and user friendly platform that is revolutionising social media and one that is set to grow and grow. A platform you can trust not to exploit you and a place where your data belongs to you.

On Howdoo, you will be able to stream videos, message friends, write blogs, meet and communicate with shared minds and, share your content to an appreciative audience without fear of having your personal data stolen.

To stay up to date with the latest Howdoo news, join our Telegram and make sure to visit our website to register your username and join the tens of thousands already signed up for our December launch

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Stephen Morrison
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Writer, lover of life and food, crypto enthusiast and a guy simply trying to do his best