Thread by @viticci

I finally went ahead and deactivated my Facebook account.

I’m tired of this platform allowing the proliferation of ‘no vax’ groups, fake news, and the organization of “COVID doesn’t exist” events. The final straw was one of these ‘protests’ in my hometown. 🧵

I haven’t used FB much these past few years. But I still have many of my childhood friends and their parents on there. And it’s been demoralizing to see many of them spew this bullshit on my timeline whenever I log in.

And Facebook, honestly, doesn’t give a damn about it. It’s in their best interest to keep that “engagement” high, all while willfully allowing their minds to be filled with anti-vax propaganda, exposing them to all kinds of COVID fake news – every. single. day. It’s exhausting.

So, for now, I’m keeping my Instagram account. The situation there is slightly better, and I still use it for work, and photos of puppies bring me joy every day. But I don’t know how long this will last.

It is my personal belief that Facebook is single-handedly responsible for turning many people my age, but mostly their parents, into a bunch of idiots who post hateful content, don’t believe in science, and feed their machine. Screw Facebook and how they operate. I’m done. ✌️

Believe in science, get vaccinated, and be a decent human being to others. It’s not much to ask for. And yet here we are. If you disagree with any of this and are an anti-vax person, feel free to unfollow. Shame on Facebook.