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How long until Google says "fuck it" and outright starts banning adblock users? Considering how deep a lot of people are into the Google ecosystem, this is potentially devastating. Imagine losing access to you email, photos, etc., with no way to appeal. Good luck if you want to actually speak to anyone human at Google.
I'm already in the process of decoupling from gmail for this exact reason.
I've decoupled the most important things, but there's just so much stuff that is still using my gmail.
It took me a couple of years to migrate away from Gmail but it was completely worth it. People lose their Google accounts for any and no reason at all. People don’t realise how many important accounts would be lost without access to their email. Now, with my own domain, I can move hosts at any moment.
Any email services you recommend?
Fastmail and Proton. Don’t shoot me but iCloud is actually a good option if you’re already in the Apple ecosystem. Personalised domains are included if you’re paying for any iCloud tier, even the very cheap one. That will support personal email domains for the whole family. For families I think it’s the best value. iCloud also includes other things like cloud storage/backup, “hide my email,” and private relay.
Losing access to your banks. Banks in England send you an email link to confirm your access.
Set u a forward from the Gmail address to the new one, and maintain the account at least minimally. As a reference, I have an account created at least 14 years ago still forwarding email. Should be enough time to change the profiles.
in case of a bank Im sure you can just walk to a physical office and get your account linked to another email
things will get hard with things like steam
În uk there's many online only banks
I migrated my Steam library off Gmail last month. You're allowed to change email addresses.
I don’t think they’d ever ban users, but this game of cat and mouse will continue forever. They’ll make the service worse and worse, while alternatives like Rumble and Odysee will get more and more users.
That said, back up all your Google data, and migrate to your own email domain. Millions of people all over the world lose access to their Google accounts each year for any and no reason at all. All it takes is a capricious algorithm. They don’t have any customer support at all.
I had this exact thought. I've since bought a domain name, moved my email over to tutanota, did a takeout request, and installed DeGooglified LineageOS on my phone. I went nuclear. Fuck Google - remember when their motto was "Don't be evil" ? Ha!
unlikely especially if they're paying for other services. they'll most likely prevent playback
There's plenty of stories online
. It's all automated and if it decides you're bad, you're out. No questions asked, no appeals.
~~Google~~ search it up and you'll find many more.