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As the latest round of scandals unfold at Facebook, #deleteFacebook has hovered around the #10 spot on Twitter’s trending list, which means a ton of Facebook users are protesting the company! And there have been a ton of articles about how to quit Facebook, and they’re essential reading for accomplishing the task.

So, you are going to the lengths of quitting Facebook in order to protest the company (in addition to reclaiming privacy), now let’s look at how to maximize the impact of the protest itself.

For starters, if you delete Facebook’s iOS or Android apps (as well as those of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger), rate them as one star in the App Store or Play Store, leaving a review.

As you move off Facebook’s associated services like Messenger and WhatsApp (and Instagram), fire up the conversations you’re having in those apps on other services, maybe ones that respect your data, such as Signal. This will help your friends find their way to other platforms as well and make leaving more doable.

Once you’ve found alternative services such as Signal for messaging (as well as ones for photo storage), leave the new services positive reviews.

Refuse to sign up for services that only use Facebook Connect as options for logging in.

Install a script-blocking browser extension such as uBlock Origin to thwart Facebook’s ability to track your web usage across sites that have social sharing buttons.

Here are some role-specific ways to protest:

Are you an ad buyer or work at a business that does so? Lower your ad spend on the platform.

Are you a website administrator? Remove any Facebook share buttons from your site.

Are you a programmer? Don’t offer Facebook Connect in your app, or at least provide several alternatives. Don’t jump on all the latest Facebook tools, consider all the alternatives first. And don’t work there.

Note that all of the above protest suggestions apply to those who can’t fully commit to quitting the service. Even using the #deleteFacebook hashtag is appropriate for people who can’t fully quit.

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For a more complete list of protesting ideas I’ve brainstormed, check here, and let me know if you have any further suggestions.