‘Facebook’ Tyranny; Photos To Be Deleted If Demands Are Not Met

In its latest show of aggressiveness, “Facebook” is forcing users to download its “Moments” app or else their synced photos and albums will be deleted. As a result, Forbes reports that the app shot to the number one spot on the free iPhone app store for number of downloads. This is particularly disturbing when combined with the social media network’s announcement that mobile users will only be able to chat with their friends using the “Messenger” app in the future.

In terms of the social network’s move to threaten users with photo deletion, it would seem that the users might not have really understood what photos the site was pertaining to. The email that Facebook sent to its users informing them about the impending photo scrapping was not clear as to the differences between synced photos, mobile photos, and uploaded photos.

Forbes clarified that the photos at risk are actually the ones stored in the album “Synced from Phone,” which is a feature that was enabled back in 2012. As such, photos that were already uploaded will stay up and won’t be deleted. This threat by “Facebook” is so effective in alarming users that TechCrunch reported how it forced their app to go from the 90th position to the very top in a short period of time.

As to why “Facebook” is pushing its users to download Moments, PC World explains that it is meant to keep users in a small circle as possible. The social media site wants its users to only go to them for information, to stay connected to friends, and to basically conduct their lives around.

The more users it has circulating its enclosed environment and the longer they stay, the more opportunities the social network has to keep selling ads to corporations. Facebook has declared no such intentions so far, but its apparent aggressiveness is riling up some of its users.