Tuesday.

Just wanted to take a moment to sit down and read Facebook the fucking riot act. They’ve locked me out of my account in spite of me providing them two forms of ID as proof of who I am and where I am living. I have complained to them multiple times about this issue since I reactivated my account last week.

Every day they send me an email asking if I’ve been hacked, and every day I ignore the emails because that’s what it says to do. Well, apparently that’s not the right course of action, because they locked me out of my account last night and made me provide my US Passport and HKID card to prove it’s really me.

Then, this morning, when I received the link to get into my account, they told me they don’t recognize my device, aka my iPad that I use for everything and carry with me everywhere I go. I was using their app that I downloaded from the official Apple store. You would think all these tech companies that are bed together would be able to put 2 and 2 together to make 4, but apparently not.

So they locked me out again. Then when I tried to get back in using the password I set last week, they told me they didn’t recognize my password. I requested to change it, and they have not responded. I have not received any emails or text messages since then. So I went to the Help Center and sent them a bunch of messages demanding to know why I was being locked out of MY account full of MY photos and MY writing when I can clearly provide proof that I am who I say I am and I am living where I say I’m living.

Here’s the answer: Facebook is evil. It is. As an American, I get on there and I see people spreading hate and pro-MAGA propaganda every single day. I see people openly wishing harm on others just because of the color of their skin, their immigration status, their religious beliefs, their political beliefs, and their sexual orientation. This type of behavior is everything Facebook claims to be a violation of their Terms of Use, yet they do nothing about it. Instead, they actively enable it.

I am not doing that. I am using Facebook to stay in touch with old friends, post pictures of my travels, share stories of my adventures, promote my blog, and join networking groups to find meet-ups, events, and apartments in the new city where I reside.

Apparently, this is wrong. That’s not what Facebook is for! Apparently Facebook is just for sharing AI slop and hateful propaganda now. My bad. I didn’t realize I was doing the wrong thing.

Trash website. Trash company. I can’t help but feel like I am being personally targeted right now because I’m not one of these hateful garbage MAGA monsters actively working towards making the world a worse place for everyone.

I feel I am actively be censored by an American Corporation specifically for being an American living abroad writing about her experiences. I also feel like I’m being targeted for living in Hong Kong specifically. I know that this has nothing to do with China or the CCP. They are not trying to censor me. It’s the Americans.

I knew this was going to happen to me eventually. That’s why I left. People will ask me what I think about China and it’s like… I am way too caught up in my own country’s political bullshit to worry about theirs. Furthermore, I am here for the cultural exchange. I have much to learn from China, as well as the general expat community here. I am open to learning whatever I can about the world.

Also, why the fuck would I care if they kicked the former British Empire out? My ancestors fought in the Revolutionary War. We kicked those wankers out centuries ago. The British Empire committed horrible atrocities in China and all across the world. Look what they did to Ireland! Team No One! I don’t give a fuck about the “Old Hong Kong.” I give a fuck about building a better future for everyone in this world.

I don’t know if HK is the right place to pursue that. All I know is that I was granted legal immigration status, so I live here now. You really think they would have given that to me if they felt like I was somehow a threat to them? No! Of course not! I’m small potatoes to them. I’m just a silly little American girl who can’t see her own Dragon power inside of her and spends all her time hiding out from the world in her cave because she’s too afraid of that power to go out and use it.

Gee, I wonder why? Maybe it’s because every time I leave the house, I experience something so totally next-level insane without even trying! This shit just falls right into my lap. Literally. You really think I planned to go out to some random bar in Bangkok and hang out with the IRA? No! I did not plan that. I could never have conjured that shit up in my own imagination even if I had tried. And that is just one example out of all the insane examples I listed off in my last blog post.

This is exhausting. I just can’t with this. Why can’t I just be normal? I know, I’m never going to be normal. I’m never going to have a normal life. It’s always going to be insanity and chaos and crazy stories falling right into my lap. Why? Because that’s my destiny. It is what it is.

Dragon Energy.

I am The Dragon. I am. I can’t hide in my cave anymore. I have to go out there and use my power to do good in the world. But I don’t want to. I’m afraid. Look at what happens to me every time I leave the house. I’m not ready for this. I can’t even go to a bar and have a drink by myself in peace without it turning into some crazy gangster shit.

I am not ready. I do not have the support system around me that I need to be ready. I can’t do this alone anymore. I just can’t.

I am not okay right now. I hate Facebook. I’m so angry this happened to me. The last thing I need right now is further isolation from society. Why are you trying to censor me? Why are you trying to stop me from sharing my stories? What is your agenda, huh?

Oh, I think we know. I think we all know.

Suck a big fat one, Facebook. I always knew you were trash.