At my DD's request I set up a FB account over 15 years ago as a way to keep in touch with family and post photos from our trips. I have also found it it a great way to keep in touch with old friends and former co-workers and way less intrusive than a phone call. The thing that really bugs me about FB is that they stopped the ability to show posts in chronological order ('most recent' was the sort heading) but at least I can click on 'Feeds' then 'friends' and just see their stuff and not the posts from various groups and clubs we belong to.
I never got my news off FB as I just go to the various newspaper or news source websites and read it there. The Canadian govt has blocked the sharing of any news stories on FB anyways so we are all pretty much in the same boat.
I have also noticed some things disappearing from FB when I try to go back to read it. The other weird thing is that I can have FB open on my desktop computer and then open the FB website (I dont do apps if I can help it) on my phone right at the computer desk, and I will see different things. My DD didnt believe me until I showed her and then she had to try it when she got home and had the same result.
~Diane