Google really pivoted to evil quickly... long ago
this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2025
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It's not much, still I'm glad I'm almost done with using anything related to Google. I've not used their search engine for many years and I don't miss it. I still have a few user accounts linked to my gmail address because those accounts won't let me to change email but, sooner than later, I'll swallow the pill and close them.
As for YT which I was watching a lot (and was paying for), I'm down to two creators and one news channel, and that's it. One of those creators is from the UK and the news channel is French, hopefully recent events will convince them it's more than time to look for a less... US-owned platform?
I know it's 'just business and if it's not them it will be some other corporation doing the job' but fuck you, Google.