I often get asked which social media platforms are the best now that Twitter and Facebook have revealed their true colors, Parler was axed (at least for now) by Apple, Google, and Amazon, WhatsApp and Instagram are owned by Facebook, and apps we thought we could trust (like MeWe and Signal) were called into question.

I've seen this coming for a long time and it's the biggest reason I don't post more often than I do. Pinterest blacklisted me years ago for posting Whole30 recipes because they didn't like the views on my blog and Facebook is always censoring me, despite the fact that my posts are true. I once got in a little verbal joust with a fact-checker from "Science Feedback" and I can tell you they're a joke. They're merely suppressing speech and views they don't agree with. There's no "science" to it and I have yet to see Facebook or their "fact-checkers" recant their positions when they are, in fact, proven wrong.

The problem? We are dependent on (and for some of us, addicted to) Facebook. For the past decade we've put our entire world on their platform. We've spent time building our lists, creating groups and pages, and contributing -- in essence, forming a connection with the platform and people on it. We've given them an invitation into our world in exchange for the ability to use their "service."

If it's not that, then why do we stay? Because we loathe change, and migrating to a new platform that nobody else is using or uses for a second but drops off is not worth our time. Facebook is comfortable and we're slowly settling into the ways of censorship, even if we don't like it.

If you want my opinion, I would encourage you do what what is most uncomfortable...venture out and find an alternative platform and ever so slowly (or quickly) stop supporting the companies who have little regard for you, your views, or your rights.

When Parler comes back, I would highly recommend that you join it. In the meantime, I'm growing quite fond of Telegram -- it is an excellent place to build your community if you want to be able to follow your favorite pages and join groups. It's much different than Facebook, but I'm not so sure that's a bad thing at this point considering that the only thing left to love about Facebook is its familiarity.

Here's a link to the Living Whole channel: https://t.me/livingwhole
Here's a link to the Living Whole group if you're on MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/livingwhole

Love Megan

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