So, apparently Facebook users are ticked off. A lot. So much, in fact, they’ve done everything but declare a national holiday. What they have done, however, is make May 31, 2010 Quit Facebook Day, complete with a website stating the reasons behind their en masse sign-off and offering to send users an email reminder on the 31st to delete their account.

Some of the reasons cited (directly from QuitFacebookDay.com:
For us it comes down to two things: fair choices and best intentions. In our view, Facebook doesn’t do a good job in either department. Facebook gives you choices about how to manage your data, but they aren’t fair choices, and while the onus is on the individual to manage these choices, Facebook makes it damn difficult for the average user to understand or manage this. We also don’t think Facebook has much respect for you or your data, especially in the context of the future.

For a lot of people, quitting Facebook revolves around privacy. This is a legitimate concern, but we also think the privacy issue is just the symptom of a larger set of issues. The cumulative effects of what Facebook does now will not play out well in the future, and we care deeply about the future of the web as an open, safe and human place. We just can’t see Facebook’s current direction being aligned with any positive future for the web, so we’re leaving.

The site then goes on to sympathize with the public, claiming they “understand this is a difficult decision…. facebook is engaging… facebook is addictive…”

For me personally, I will not be quitting facebook this month, or even next month. I like Facebook, I’ve reconnected with people I thought I’d never hear from again and I believe that if I were as passionate about these issues as these people are, it would mean I’m spending too much time on Facebook, period.

You can read more and decide for yourself on QuitFacebookDay.com.

Will you quit or stay committed??