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I’ve been annoyed by Facebook as software for at least six years. The software makes it hard to post the kinds of things I like to post in the manner I like to post them, and also makes it hard to zero in on reading just what I want to read when I want to read it. I see that trend continuing.

Zuckerberg’s announcement this week was just the last straw for me. TIme to pull off the Band-Aid.

I’m still not 100% sure I made the right choice. And I haven’t decided I will actually cancel my account. I may keep it in case something comes up. And I will likely stealthily check notifications, at least for a while.

Yesterday's Meta announcement finally pushed me to quit those services

I have been thinking about quitting Meta for at least six years, but I finally did it yesterday.

Yesterday’s bullshit was one step too far. It isn’t just that they are throwing in the towel on fact-checking, but also that they explicitly say that some anti-LGBTQ and ethnic hate speech is ok. You want to say LGBTQ people are deranged or that Chinese people spread Covid? That’s fine with Zuck!

I also hate that Zuck was blinged out like an 18th Century French monarch when making these proclamations. I liked my billionaires better when they pretended in public to be middle class.

I’m also quitting Insta and Threads. But I hardly used those before.

I haven’t canceled the accounts yet. I want to leave them up for a bit so people can see that I’m going, and where I’ve gone.

Critics of Idaho’s proposed same-sex marriage ban say it’s a “sad distraction” from real issues.

You bet it is. All this Republican culture war bullshit is just to keep you from noticing that Trump & Co. are robbing you.

I’ve been followed by Charlize Theron and Scarlett Johannsen on Bluesky this week.

I believe, in fact, these accounts may not be authentic.

That was fast: After reading this coverage from Casey Newton, I can’t in good conscience stay on Facebook or any Meta property any longer. I’ll leave my accounts active for now, but I’m not looking at them anymore.

I’ve been fed up with Facebook for a long time, and today’s news does not make me love it more. However, there are people I want to stay in touch with on Facebook. Neither quitting nor staying is satisfactory.