# Quitting Social Media May 31 'Quit Facebook Day' Campaign Gains Ground By Trend Huntress | Published 2010-05-23 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quit-facebook-day References: [techzulu](http://www.techzulu.com/quit-facebook-day-now-has-its-own-website.html) & [quitfacebookday](http://www.quitfacebookday.com/) If you're afraid of [Facebook's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-facebook-metaverse) intrusive new "privacy" practices, you might want to consider participating in the Quit Facebook Day campaign. Much like [The Great American Smoke Out](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unsmoke), Quit Facebook Day is trying to entice people to break up with Facebook in one mass exodus on May 31, 2010. I suspect Facebook users either don't care about giving up their privacy or they think the concept of quitting as a group is lame. Facebook has over 400 million users worldwide, and Quit Facebook Day has only enticed about 12,000 people to quit. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 99% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Privacy Concerns:** Opportunity for creating innovative privacy-focused social media platforms that prioritize user data protection. - **Mass Exodus Movements:** Potential for disruptive social media campaigns that encourage large numbers of users to leave established platforms and join alternative networks. - **User Empowerment:** Opportunity to develop platforms that empower users to take control of their personal data and make informed decisions about their online presence. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Social Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunities lie in the development of social media platforms that address privacy concerns and offer user-centric experiences. - **Data Protection:** Opportunities for disruptive innovation in developing advanced data protection technologies and solutions to meet the growing demand for enhanced privacy online. - **Digital Marketing:** Disruptive opportunities exist in creating marketing strategies that cater to the growing user interest in privacy-conscious social media platforms. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Phone Breakup Newsletters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reclaim-your-brain.md) - [Social Habit Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nicquit.md) - [Anti-Computer-Cookies Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/klaviyo.md) - [Social Media Metaverse Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-facebook-metaverse.md) - [Tech Rebellion Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/big-tech-rebellion.md) - [Resolution-Focused Salad Promos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/free-salad-kits.md) - [Healthy Social Media Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthy-social-media-app.md) - [Smoking Cessation Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smoke-free.md) - [Social Media Silencing Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instagram-quiet-mode.md)