Users Explain Why ‘They Hate Facebook’ on Twitter

A compilation of tweets explaining why people hate Facebook on Twitter.

Twitter on Saturday, 27 July, was flooded with tweets bearing the hashtag ‘#AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook’ and the trend doesn’t seem to be diminishing.

But why the sudden outrage against Facebook on Twitter?

Here’s a compilation of tweets from users explaining the reasons.

Blame It on Donald Trump

Trump supporters are there.#AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook pic.twitter.com/J81Jlxt6L6

— B-) (@Jassrain) July 26, 2019

I know which relatives voted for Trump #AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook

— Kristie Smeltzer (@KristieSmeltzer) July 26, 2019

Seeing the posts of family members who support Trump and all of his racism. #AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook

— Beth Ann Greenwald (@GreenwaldBeth11) July 27, 2019

It helped to elect Trump and further Brexit #AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook

— KTomlinson74 (@KTomlinson74) July 27, 2019

‘They Are Selling Our Data’

Some users also pointed that their "hatred" towards Facebook was due to the Cambridge Analytica scandal that broke out in 2018.

They gave your data to Cambridge analytica

The helped the Russians swing an election

They constantly lie about their data breaches and we no there is worse to come. #AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook

— Rakesh (@rakmasterg) July 27, 2019

At first they ask for your data, then they collect and share user data promiscuously with third-parties like Cambridge Analytica! 😤 #AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook

— Shilpi S Raut (@shilpisraut) July 27, 2019

Trump, Cambridge Analytica, Racists, Russia need I say more? #AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook

— Cin (@cink62) July 27, 2019

Facebook gave members of staff to the trump campaign to work with them & Cambridge Analytica in the same office.
Their algorithms promote divisive posts as anger gets better engagement & more attention than positive posts. #AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook

— Graham A (@graham1A) July 27, 2019

Cambridge analytica

They steal your personal information #AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook

— Afzal افضل (@AfzalQadiri) July 27, 2019

Although the origin of the trend is still unclear, a possible explanation over this is the recent release of Netflix’s the Great Hack that documents the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Others Poke Fun

Literally everyone’s getting married and loads of family members who be keeping eye on us and illiterates be flooding #AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook

— ✨BiryaniGuy✨ (@BiryaniGuy) July 27, 2019

Too much drama and hate. #AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook

— Kitsune (@Kitsune95920336) July 27, 2019

People inviting me to stupid events that also happen to be half way across the world 🙄#AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook

— Kitty Forman's Laugh 🇳🇬 (@LalaUO) July 27, 2019

... because there is always some ghost from the distant past who ruins a perfectly decent indecent rant by saying you are being “unreasonable” #AndThatsWhyIHateFacebook pic.twitter.com/SXvVrD2DQK

— Dr. Shane Maxwell-Atkin (@GastroChap) July 27, 2019