Are You F@#&Book'n Serious?

Hands up if you woke up to this this morning?

I did and I found it rather distressing. Now we all know what happens when young people have their phones confiscated or get banned from social media; they throw a massive 'tanty', stamp their feet and hurl a tirade of abuse at the confiscatee. Despite being 42 years of age, I feel like doing much the same thing.

First I thought it was a scam, so I logged out and logged back in several times on several devices. After a while I concluded that it must be legitimate.

Then I clicked proceed and went to the first window which requested A PHOTOGRAPH OF ANY ONE OF MY MOST GENUINE PIECES OF I.D. Seriously? They want me to take a photo of my Birth Certificate and post it on social media? It would have been quicker to post my bank Login and PIN number!

With my blood pressure rising, I begrudgingly took a photo of my drivers licence, uploaded it and clicked Submit. I had convinced myself that this was for the greater good. What made the process more palatable was the thought of all those fraudsters and pedophiles out there that are only days away from losing one more medium through which they exploit the innocent.

So like a good social media citizen I ticked all the boxes and now I am back on Facebook right?

Wrong!!!

A message popped up to tell me that Facebook will get back to me when they are satisfied of the integrity of my I.D. They won't even allow me into my account in the mean time. It is 5am in the goddamn morning on a Saturday; what the hell else am I supposed to do???? Watch a sunrise?.

If I have this little control over my chosen social medium, maybe it is time to Log Off for good?