I posted announcements on Facebook and Instagram that I’m deleting those accounts.

I’ve wanted to delete those accounts since the first Trump election. I thought it was enough to just post less. But recent policy changes make it a moral issue I can’t ignore.

To be clear, this isn’t about the fact checker thing, though I do think that’s shitty, too. Regardless of whether it’s community notes or fact checkers, I don’t believe anything from the Meta platforms. No one should.

This is about the other policy change.

I’m (probably) not part of the LGBTQ+ community, but I will not shop or do business with places with policies that negatively target them.

My action isn’t going to change anything. It’s not going to send a message. It’ll probably hurt me more than Meta.

It’s not really about Meta at this point, though. It’s about what I’m willing to live with. I quit going to that chicken sandwich place because I found their policies unpalatable. I’m quitting Meta for the same reason.

I make this statement publicly not for praise, but because I hope others do the same.

In the long run, I think I’m going to be happier with fewer social media connections. Social media is like artificial sugar. It can be sweet, and it can fool you for a little while into thinking you’re getting what you need, but it’s fake and potentially cancerous.

If you’re still maintaining a presence on Facebook and Instagram, I encourage you to do some self examination and determine if it’s what you really can live with. Would you go to a restaurant that you knew maintained policies that were actively harmful to a minority?