Deleting Meta: Zombie Social Media
I recently deleted my Meta apps —Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. For me, these platforms, run by Meta, have ceased to be social media in the true sense and have become marketing machines for billionaires. Engagement is at an all-time low, replaced by an overwhelming flood of random advertising, softcore pornography posing as fitness tips, and violent ‘citizens do the right thing’ videos. Facebook is perhaps the most insidious, masquerading as a platform for connecting with family and friends while bombarding users with depressing far right propaganda, particularly around Brexit, anti-immigration sentiment. This isn't engagement; it's manipulation. Zuckerberg's decision to dismantle fact-checking, framed as a positive move because, apparently, facts are anti-fun, and his apparent deference to certain political figures in the face of sanctions, raise serious concerns about its decent into Fascism. The original premise of social media was an equal exchange: THEY provide f...
