This is the first part of a four-parter. Part Two on what’s wrong with Meta is here . Part Three on how metadata really matters is here . Part Four on how to avoid Whatsapp is here .

Just over two years ago, MacStories left Twitter behind. We left when Elon Musk began dismantling the company’s trust and safety infrastructure, allowing hateful speech and harassment on the platform. Meta is now doing the same thing with Threads and Instagram, so we’re leaving them behind, too. We were initially optimistic about Threads because of