As of tonight, my Instagram account has been “deleted”. I put that in quotes for a few reasons:
- I can cancel the process by logging in within the next 30 days, which could happen accidentally if I am very dumb.
- I would not be surprised to learn that Meta does not actually delete user data, but just “hides” it while still keeping the sweet, precious bits and bytes for harvesting.
- They say it can take up to 90 days before the account is truly gone, which means we could be on the verge of spring and it might still be hanging around in the ether.
Regardless of all that, I have purged the account and do not intend to go back.
I will never deliberately use another Meta product again. There are only a few companies I deem vile enough to warrant a total boycott, and Meta is probably #1 on the list. I’m sure Mark Zuckerberg will be crying himself to sleep tonight. In his bed made entirely of money, in his giant money house.
This, of course, came into my inbox moments later:
