Why Did The Blog End So Suddenly..?
UPDATED 25 SEPTEMBER 2018
1. Readers Feeling Sad
2. FuelMix's Anger
3. Would FuelMix Ever Come Back..?
4. What Readers Might Think
1. Readers Feeling Sad
1. The abrupt ending of the encore performance of the blog on 15 August 2018, caught readers by surprise We've heard via our street contacts and e-mails that readers are saddened by our decision to end the blog and aren't sure why we did it.
2. OK.....we'll tell you.
2. FuelMix's Anger
1. Readers know our refusal to be politically correct and refusal to be censored in our writings and analysis. Our decision to call gay life as it is, resulted in a quality product for 12 years from 2006 to 2018. Some readers agree. Check out the sidebar in blue where reader's feedback is uploaded.
2. This blog is hosted on Blogger, owned by Google in the United States.
3. It has been conclusively shown that the following United States tech and social media companies are, and have been actively censoring:
- right-wing OR independent alternative views that do not conform to a left-wing agenda;
- those views deemed to promote "hate speech";
- those views deemed "fake news";
- those views deemed "too controversial";
- those views deemed "politically incorrect";
Google - de-monetization and blocking of YouTube videos;
Google - "fake news" filters via their "trusted sources";
Twitter - censoring and "shadow banning" where the person uploading their tweets is unaware that their followers have been blocked from seeing them;
Twitter - banning of foreign media outlets;
Facebook - via censoring, "shadow banning", account suspension and "fake news" filtering via their "trusted sources";
Wordpress - shutting down bloggers;
Reddit - censorship and accounts deletion;
Instagram - "shadow banning" allegedly for hashtag violations;
Pinterest - censoring "controversial material";
4. Whilst this blog has not been targeted (we are aware from web stats that people in Google were reading it), we decided that US tech and social media companies had thoroughly discredited themselves. Their attempts to rely on Terms And Conditions of Service are laughable. It is for them to show that they were NOT colluding with each other to actively suppress alternative views. They have NOT shown who gave them such instructions and when.
5. More importantly, they have NOT explained why censorship globally across so many American-based platforms simultaneously, is being done NOW. It raises the questions:
- pursuant to whose agenda..?
- for what ultimate purpose..?
6. At best, such conduct is suspicious. At worst, it's unlawful, or flatly illegal censorship perverting the spirit of Net Neutrality. There has been a deliberate failure to to provide a platform that tolerates the full spectrum of views (with the exception of those sites advocating physical violence).
7. We therefore decided to terminate the blog immediately. It is hosted on a platform that does not belong to us and which cannot be trusted.
3. Would FuelMix Ever Come Back...?
1. IF there was a viable request from readers to carry on, we will consider returning.
2. BUT..... it would be on the following terms:
- the entire blog would be transferred to our proprietary custom-designed website;
- our own domain name;
- hosted on our own servers;
- user name and password entry;
3. To set up an independently controlled blog, readers will appreciate that there will be upfront and continuing costs:
- web designers;
- domain name registration;
- purchase of servers;
- maintenance of web site and servers;
4. A new blog would initially have to be crowd-funded to absorb the capital costs of web design, content transfer and purchase of servers.
5. Thereafter, access to the blog will be on a paid subscription basis, with a user name and password.
6. We refuse to use an American (or any other) "free" social media platform or "free" web design templates (Wix or Squarespace) or sites inviting reader sponsorship (Patreon) that do not belong to us and which seek to subject us to their terms and conditions.
4. What Readers Might Think
1. We realize that readers may be "outraged" (the usual gay reaction) by our stance that we will only return if we are paid. Fair enough. Just be aware that freedom and independence does not come cheap.
2. Be aware also, that we did not expect to be angered and betrayed by the wholly suspect actions of US tech media companies.
3. Our view is that quality un-filtered analysis and observation must prevail online.
4. We are happy to hear readers' feedback for example, on crowd-funding and suggestions for the monthly subscription fee. But our decision to charge for the new blog is not negotiable.
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