F**K Google, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter…

My first post in a very long time. Why no posts? I have had many opportunities to comment and give my opinion on many travel related subjects but what has stopped me was COVID-19. No, I didn’t get infected and ill. It was the whole situation of travel being turned upside down. It basically took the wind out of my sails. I could’ve posted many opinion pieces but the mood wasn’t there. 

So about the title and why am I writing this? I was compelled. I basically had enough and had to vent my displeasure. I’ve been so fed up hearing and seeing what Google, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, have been doing since the start of the COVID-19 (so called) pandemic. The bans, censorship and bullying. The loss of free speach.

Actually all this started way earlier when Donald J. Trump began campaigning for the US presidency. So, I’m not making any political statements or conspiracy theories here. All I want to say is that no social media company, private business or government should be allowed to stifle free speech.

The social media companies, the so called fact checkers and guardians of the truth, are as authoritarian as any of the worst tyrants in history. As a result I will not be posting, commenting, linking or recommending these platforms on my site. Not now or in the future. They can all go F**K themselves!

Update: In light of Elon Musk acquiring majority holding in Twitter and in what we hope is the return to a neutral position in reporting and free speach, I will be endorsing this platform. I hope the other social media platforms will follow suit and change the way they filter content.