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Comment by esolyt | Hacker News Reader

It happened to me too. And yes, I guess it can move you to anything without your explicit consent.

It gave me a heads up and then moved me automatically like a month or so ago. I think they're just pulling the final trigger on the people resisting a layout change. (That is all it is, there isn't new data...they don't make up stories about you)

I figured there was a change in the terms of service that required explicit consent.... damn, I guess not.

Probably. I don't even care about Facebook anymore. It is just an XMPP server for me.

I love the idea of Facebook being "just an XMPP server". Even though I knew they use XMPP for Facebook chat, I never thought about it that way.

I needed a way to use Facebook Chat without seeing the news feed. Because, I would always impulsively and uncontrollably click on some link and then start going through people's profiles as a chain reaction. I now just use Pidgin to connect their XMPP server (group chat doesn't work though, they use their own proprietary implementation for that).

The messenger application should do it no? It is available for desktop and smartphones

It rearranges all of my beautiful icons :'(

If I'm not mistaken, the desktop app was Windows-only. I'm using Linux on my desktop.

It is entertaining to me that you would presume Facebook doesn't "have a right" to change the way your profile looks.

This reminds me of when SearchKing sued google because they position on SERP's dropped. At some point, people forget that there are multinational corporations behind these massive service. They have no obligation to delight you, or remain consistent in appearance/functionality.

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