• whataboutshutup@discuss.online
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      11 months ago

      Yes, and I avoid it unless I can’t. It’s very invasive and the last good bits of it are now hardly usable due to a striking amount of ads, tracking and enshittification. I think like I had less than 20 search queues in the last two years from their services.

      I can write more about each service I liked before and why I call it AIDS if you care to read.

      I wonder if you yourself use them, and why?

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        11 months ago

        Ah, i didnt know it was that bad. I just rarelly use the browser now but used it a lot a few years back. i do use the mail and cloud service daily… I ended up using it because i was looking for a google alternative and yandex mail looked easier to manage than gmail to me.

        I used the browser cause it felt less restricted than google… im not talking about adds but about the “guessing what you are actually looking for”

        Most of the adds I get in the services i use are in russian so my head probably just goes by them cause i cant read it and they are totally not targeted cause what could i possibly buy in or from russia?.. maybe i get less adds because i live in the other end of the world?