10/23/2026
Update below
MEOW Cat pic for attention 🐈⬛
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With Meta terms & conditions changing on Oct 30 to require consent for them to scrape all data, images, links etc to train their AI, ie stealing intellectual property for their own profit and nefarious purposes, I will be deleting all my instagram and fb accounts and profiles shortly. Will this impact my ability to reach people, market what I do? Probably most definitely. Have been terribly uncomfortable with their practices for a long time, though, and this is the final unethical thing that is driving me to delete.
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I’ll be switching to platforms that maintain privacy and ethical standards that I can live with. Not entirely sure what those are yet. I do have a proton mail account active now. My handle will remain the same, as much as possible, kdrudnitski. I’ve got a domain name with no website, AtelierEkologica , where I will build an online presence that will provide a home for all aspects of what I do, eg, art, sewing, fibre, gardening etc. I’ve got a blue sky account I’ve never used ; perhaps I’ll put links there when I’ve got them.
Have stayed this long because I felt I had to in order to build community, reach people, be an entrepreneur. Don’t want to be a party to this meta thing any more. I’ll find community by starting as I mean to go on, guided by values and ethics.
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Update : have begun deleting. Because I trust very few platforms at this point, please send me an email if you’d like to stay connected, kdrudnitski at proton dot me
To get the word out about my sewing classes, art & gardening events etc., my plan is to send out a newsletter, perhaps even a good old fashioned flyer in a community space or two. Feeling extremely reluctant to hop onto some other online platform right now given how quickly they are all adopting sketchy practices.