Goodbye Meta

Over the years it's been mentioned a few times that the data collection policies of Meta, formerly Facebook platform, are sinister at best. The idea of removing the Armada Wars brand from that entire platform has been under consideration for some time, with web objects and cookies owned or utilised by Meta already being stripped from this site.

Fast forward to 2025, and the swamp is now swampier. Facebook is nothing but advertising, right wing nonsense, and AI slop. Instagram and Threads are full of bot accounts purveying porn sites and scams, and spreading hatred and disinformation. And now with the recent announcement by Zuckerberg that fact checking will be removed, and the Meta brand needs "more masculine energy", this may spell the end for the whole Meta platform as a credible social media experience. The key term there is "social" — it's now very much antisocial, and the forecast is not great for the coming months and years.

For that reason, the whole Armada Wars brand is now leaving the Meta platform, wholesale. The official AW and RCV pages will be deactivated and rest on the business account (which will also be deactivated). This walkout will include Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp, and any other Meta-owned utility apps.

The only account that will stay active is RCV on Threads, and that will be contingent on the site not going downhill following the disturbing comments made by the Meta CEO.

Going forward, this site will publish all AW news.
RCV's homepage is at https://outdoorsauthor.blog/