Readers of this blog who scroll far enough into the deep recesses four years ago when I set it up will know that I have no fondness for Facebook and that this blog was originally set up as an alternative way for me to share my travel adventures from my 2019 trip to Italy.
That I did not need to set up a blog in 2016 on my previous trip to Italy was due to the existence of Google+, the social media experiment which Google discontinued in early 2019, and of which I had been a member for over 5 years.
On Tuesday I very reluctantly set up a Facebook account. I did so primarily because there are certain distant relatives in Calabria whom I wish to meet on my imminent trip, and that they are more easily contactable via Facebook than other means.
Soon after setting it up on my smartphone, I tried to log on via my desktop and was informed that my account had been temporarily suspended due to suspected breaches of conditions – mostly I presume because I had immediately sent an abundance of friend requests to various friends, former colleagues, and relatives whom Facebook suggested to me.
That has not stopped me logging out and logging back in via my smartphone, but it does prevent me accessing Facebook on this desktop or on my tablet.
So this is a great start to my relationship with Facebook, and confirms a whole lot of the reservations I had about joining it in the first place.
I will see how it continues, but I am sorely tempted, after my trip to Italy is over, to cancel the Facebook account.
So take that Zuckerberg!
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