FB messenger user asked me how to hide that she's online—not show up on people's active tab. 20 min of searching, and I have no idea. Nuts.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted ≡l≡v≡nth
Great advice for immigrants who'd lose touch with much of family & friends who can barely use anything but Facebook.https://twitter.com/3L3V3NTH/status/915979846236246017 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted ≡l≡v≡nth
I think you do not understand ordinary people's use of digital technologies. I've tried for a decade...https://twitter.com/3L3V3NTH/status/915981179198652416 …
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Thanks, everyone, I found it with the help of someone working on Messenger. Privacy options should be the easiest stuff to use; not hardest.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Howard
Tab under people->active that you can use to turn it off. It's there, not advertised, was hard to find for me.https://twitter.com/citizen_of_now/status/915983888614293505 …
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Took me 20 minutes. Indeed in FB Messenger: u turn off notifications, then u can't see who's on-line, vice versa. Evil utility.
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And how easy do they make it to it turn back on after hiding the off switch? Right away, this pops up:pic.twitter.com/gjAah7uYGh
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