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Frustrated YouTube viewers seek explanation for hour-long unskippable ads (Update: Statement) (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] TheObviousSolution@kbin.melroy.org 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I didn't have a problem with using YouTube Premium, but Google is doing a lot of shitty practices. The latest is purging Google Maps reviews in collusion with local authorities for private interests. Maybe don't be part of a shitty monopoly while trying to push this sort of bullshit onto us?

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Unhappy with the current Map statu quo? Join OSM contributors with the gamified app Street Complete (also available on fdroid)

[–] Corngood@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Any suggestions for avoiding Google maps reviews? The best I can think of is looking for threads on local subreddits for e.g. restaurants. Unfortunately there's not much of a local community on the fediverse yet.

[–] TheObviousSolution@kbin.melroy.org 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's a practical monopoly due to how they've exploited their Android presence in the mobile market. The only viable alternative is Yelp. The biggest problem is getting people to jump on the same platform and to leave reviews, and Google does this with mobile location tracking, even prompting the user when they think they've been remotely near a location at times. Maybe it does need a fediversed alternative, it is quite the unaddressed monopoly.

[–] Corngood@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

I found this blog post which gets into activitypub location metadata and integrating it with OSM.

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/01/rebuilding-foursquare-for-activitypub-using-openstreetmap/

Sound promising actually.