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 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.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What really has me paranoid is all the ones suddenly deciding to power trip and give out bans over nothing. We need to create a safe place on the web where the corporations can't get to us.

[–] nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago

TikTok already did this in Indonesia.

They remove any videos that being critical towards TikTok. Especially, they're trying to flood Indonesian market with cheap Chinese goods via TikTok Shop.

[–] yoz@aussie.zone 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Donate to Pinephone

[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wouldn't it be better to just buy a Pinephone?

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

Fairphone 4 from certain vendors comes preloaded with e/OS which is like a deGoogled Android. Might work for people looking to move away from Google. I'm considering it myself for my next phone.

[–] TwoGems@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Get an android phone that you can root with an OS.

[–] sounddrill@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

I'm running a bacon right now!

I'll soon upgrade to an oxygen(mi max 2) when mi unlock allows me to :(

[–] hermit3@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

GrapheneOS. Don't use Firefox on Android

[–] newproph@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] SIGSEGV@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

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