Today Instagram decided that my account activity was suspicious, so it has disabled my access until I take a video selfie to prove I'm not a bot. FFS! What the effity eff was bot-like in my account? I did my best to fly under the radar.

Well, looks like no Instagram for me, because I'm not trusting Facebook with a video selfie. I'm frankly ouraged that the app feels entitled to even ask a user to take a video selfie to prove they are human. Find other ways of confirming non-botness.

This will be a bit of an adjustment, because for years now I've really enjoyed reading through my favourite accounts. It's been how I've started my workday. I've also enjoyed posting on it, and being a part of the acad community there. But perhaps this is a good thing! It's a chance to get off one social media platform, and to find a new channel for the photos and mini-writeups I put in there. A newsletter maybe? I've been contemplating it for a while.