Hilarious times when social media got the better of the older generation
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Put the phone down, Granny! Photos show the VERY funny blunders older people make when they haven’t quite grasped social media yet
- The Poke rounded out times when technology beat the older generation
- One person revealed a horrific incident via message, thinking it was private
- Someone else set their profile picture as knees and couldn’t delete it
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Getting used to using new technology can be challenging, especially if you didn’t grow up with it.
So it’s not surprising that social media will trip some of the older generation — which is what these hilarious photos capture.
the baga UK website, collected examples of elderly accidents online, after they were shared on the r/oldpeoplefacebook Reddit forum from people around the world.
From having a hard time uploading photos to Facebook marketplace to not understanding the difference between the search bar and creating a post, these images showcase some of the funniest mistakes made.
Kneel in your hood! This person seemed to be getting extremely frustrated with the inability to change his profile picture
Uploading can be tricky! This gentleman in the US has not understood much here; you can upload photos from your phone and you can download facebook on it
Check before you post! This man, who is believed to be from the UK, may have been a little mortified after getting the hang of the market to sell his interestingly shaped lamp, only to accidentally upload a photo too much
We wish you ALL a happy birthday! This 89-year-old was very sweet when he didn’t understand that everyone was actually wishing him a happy birthday
Erm…! We don’t really know what happened here and we’re not sure if this woman in the US did when she seemingly updated her profile picture
Helpful? Peter, from the US, is either very helpful or didn’t realize these aren’t delivery instructions, but reviews
Can’t please everyone! This UK reviewer hasn’t been helpful after all, a one star is a one star no matter the colour
Slide in your feed! This American didn’t realize they should unfollow the snake page and not the other way around
Drama! Phylis, from Australia, means war Christine, unfortunately she doesn’t understand tactics and has publicly disclosed your situation
This person, from Australia, didn’t quite understand that the Greens didn’t post NSW account directly to their Twitter feed
One person raved about their broccoli cheddar soup and even used a graduation background when posting it on Facebook