How easy is it to #DeleteFacebook? Here’s advice from those who have disconnected

A mobile phone screen displays the icons for the social networking apps Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, taken in Manchester, England on March 22, 2018. A public apology by Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg failed Thursday to quell outrage over the hijacking of personal data from millions of people, as critics demanded the social media giant go much further to protect privacy. / AFP PHOTO / Oli SCARFF

SEATTLE: Facebook's image has taken a beating the past couple of years. 

First it was the Russians buying ads to try and influence US elections, followed by the news this past week that the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica harvested the data of 50 million Facebook users without their permission and used it to help Donald Trump become president.