Well. They've either somehow been cowed -- or completely taken over -- by fascist filth.
I don't think they're going to pull a Disney and reverse course on this.
Please to recommend realistic alternatives for Google's services. In particular:
- GMail
- Google Calendar
- Google Docs
- Google Drive
- YooToob
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5517922-youtube-reinstates-banned-creators/
@ewhac See https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/13/consumption-choices/#marginal-benefits
You can give up the use of Google as a consumer if it makes you feel better, but opting-out as an individual won't actually have any significant effect. If effective action is what you are looking for, you'll need to associate yourself with a group of some kind and act collectively.
@ewhac That being said, you may want to give up Google search because its a crappy product. I use duckduckgo because it's free, but I hear good things about kagi as a paid alternative.
For webmail, it's really a question of which nation state you trust. Until recently I would have put my money on proton/switzerland, but I'm rethinking that stance.
@ewhac Docs: All my docs these days are in github or hackmd.
Calendar: Honestly, I'm not too worried about Google making money off of my calendar usage.
ewhac
Talin