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minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down17·6 months agoyet you still want to use their services?
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·6 months agoThey’re a monopoly. I don’t feel bad blocking ads from a monopolist that monetizes my data whether or not I block their ads.
minus-squaredelirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoWhat are they a monopoly of?
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·6 months agoI want to watch the videos that people created. None of that belongs to Google. Google is just an increasingly aggressive leech in the middle.
minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·6 months agogoogle hosts the videos they create and compensates them…
minus-squareSignature_________@poeng.linklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 months agoYes. I want full access to everything without paying a dime, no ads and no tracking.
yet you still want to use their services?
They’re a monopoly. I don’t feel bad blocking ads from a monopolist that monetizes my data whether or not I block their ads.
What are they a monopoly of?
I want to watch the videos that people created. None of that belongs to Google. Google is just an increasingly aggressive leech in the middle.
google hosts the videos they create and compensates them…
Yes. I want full access to everything without paying a dime, no ads and no tracking.