By: Natasha Archary
Midday Joy listeners are deleting social media apps and taking breaks from online messaging. They share with Kgomotso Meso which apps need to go.
Personal preferences differed with some unable to go a day without chatting on WhatsApp and others feeling overwhelmed by the expectation to always be online.
Some of the reasons listeners are deleting apps include being spammed by unnecessary adverts, annoying pop-ups and constant push notifications.
Last month Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram experienced a global crash which pushed millions of people back onto Twitter. Mark Zuckerberg’s company didn’t give users much information about the crash other than there was a server glitch.
Since then most users are concerned about online security and fear that their personal information will be hacked.
While there were listeners who enjoy the quick updates and trending conversations on Twitter, some feel that it’s a very toxic platform.
The bottom line is that no app is 100% safe.
In a recent survey of over 2,000 mobile app users, we asked their main reason for uninstalling mobile apps and found the top reasons are:
- They no longer use the app
- Limited storage space
- Too much advertising
Meanwhile, Facebook noted a drop in users over the past 4 years. Facebook says the decline does seem to be generational and more 18 to 29 year olds are moving to Instagram or TikTok.
They noted an increase in users between 50 to 64 years by 20%.
The reason might be that content sharing on Facebook has become stagnant and younger users would rather make a sharable TikTok video than a Facebook post.

Midday Joy listeners share which social media apps need to go:
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Midday Joy: Ctrl, Alt, Del – These apps need to go! Natasha
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Midday Joy: Ctrl, Alt, Del – These apps need to go! Natasha
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Midday Joy: Ctrl, Alt, Del – These apps need to go! Natasha
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Midday Joy: Ctrl, Alt, Del – These apps need to go! Natasha


