That was the final straw

The last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation.

And that is exactly the way we feel about Facebook.

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post detailing the problems we were encountering. Since then, with no explanation or apology I was able to start accessing my account again, and the temporary block that was on Ruth's account was lifted.

But that didn't last long.

Three days ago, I was blocked again from posting to any groups. A few hours later, Ruth was also blocked. When I tried to post to a group, I would get this message...

When I tried through the "new" facebook, I would get this message...

I own the group that I was posting to. How can it be spam when it's MY group, and the people who are members want to see the posts? I contacted facebook group support to appeal, and their "team" decided that the block was valid. By this point, I was almost done due to the headaches and aggravation.

Then the next day, Ruth received the following email from Facebook...

We have done nothing wrong, and nothing different that we haven't done for the past three years or more. I refuse to be bullied by Facebook, and I am done. 

That was the final straw.

So, we will no longer be posting daily to our Travel with Kevin and Ruth Facebook account. Sure, we will lose a few casual readers, but I feel that if they aren't interested enough to make a simple effort to find our blog another way, then I really don't care. 

And, MeWe is such a refreshing change from the crap that goes on at Facebook. There is zero advertising, and you are in control of what you see. And it's totally free.

https://mewe.com/p/travelwithkevinandruth

For some reason, MeWe has a an undeserved reputation as a haven for "anti vaxers, anti Semetics, and the alt right" as somebody on Facebook (who had never been to MeWe) tried to tell me. While those types of groups probably exist (because there is no censorship on MeWe), you would have to actively search for those groups and then join them. They can't find you. But I have been there for two months and haven't seen any sign of any of that stuff. I join travel groups and RV groups, and stuff that I like. And it's free, there is no advertising, and you get to choose what you see. For me, it's far better than Facebook.

But if you don't want to join us at MeWe, well that's fine too. As you know, we post here regularly every day. All you have to do is to bookmark www.travelwithkevinandruth.com and visit once a day and you will never miss a post.

You can also sign up to be notified by email. Just enter your information on the right side of this page where it says "Follow us by Email". 

You can also get the "Feedly" app on your phone and set it up to receive our updates. 

There are lots of easy ways to read what we're up to if you're honestly interested.

Anyway, enough of that and you won't hear about it again. Like religion and politics, it seems that social media has become too negative and divisive.

Back to our normal programming.

We are participating in the weekend curfew in place here in Turkey. We never left the apartment yesterday, although Ruth opened the front door and sat on our entrance balcony for an hour. I will probably do the same today just to get some fresh air. Unfortunately, it's another beautiful day!

But, we have good internet and there is lots of research to do regarding onward travel. We will tell you all about that in tomorrow's blog post! We have some choices to make, and maybe you can help us.

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