It is sad, but through the events of the last few years (Reddit, Twitter, politics) companies have realized they can do whatever they want. While they will lose a significant portion of users, the mass majority will stay. The ones that leave are the ones they can’t abuse and they don’t want them anyway. Profit is better taking advantage of the complacent and losing the activists than catering to the other way around.

Anywho, I will move to Firefox just like I moved to lemmy. Although I’m not sure moving to Firefox actually fixes anything other than giving Google less money. Now I just need to figure out how to have a phone without apple or Google getting a peice.

google pixel 5 bought used, unlock the bootloader and flash it with grapheneOS. download Firefox with AdBlock and use fdroid and aurora store (found on fdroid) for apps.

Does it run all the android apps? Like, the one off apps for like my fridge, security cameras etc…?

No offense, but wtf does someone need an app for their fridge?

It’s obviously to know what your groceries are doing, while you aren’t looking.

Like Night at the Museum but for a refrigerator. There’s a movie in there somewhere.