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Back in 2021, I deleted my Facebook account that had thousands of connections, and created a new one just for closest family members and friends.
Some time before that, I deleted an older Twitter account with hundreds of followers to create a new one that I wanted to be more focused.
It's quite liberating, but apparently those were just the beginning of my "cutting ties" with big tech.
The Social Media Business Model
I wasn't happy with companies earning from my personal information and communication; not to mention the destructive nature of their algorithms pushing misinformation just because those things generate more engagement.
Back in 2014, Facebook funded a research to test if they can control users' emotions and modify their behavior.
It was no surprise then, when a couple of years later, millions of people voted for a dictator who used Facebook to be the next president in my country.
Somebody profited from this and it has never been better for people ever since.
Removing Tracking from This Blog
Well that was a bit heavy for a blog about removing analytics ain't it?
In a recent commit to this blog's code, I removed all tracking scripts --
in this blog I want to write a bit about why I've