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Re:Google, Apple cave to Pakistan pressure to take down apps... by amelius on Friday February 05, 2021 @06:18PM (#26042441)
> In this case maybe the analogy is that Apple/Google is supplying water - for money - but this oppressive regime uses it to waterboard people. Does shutting down the service helps?)

Judging from posts here, many people are trying to get off Google. So a better analogy instead of water would be nicotine.

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Re:Google, Apple cave to Pakistan pressure to take down apps... by pas on Friday February 05, 2021 @09:49PM (#26043678)
I recommend everybody to do so too. But not for this direct moral reason. (Which I'm honestly and sadly too ignorant and uncertain about.) I think there's room for smaller/niche providers, a subculture of self-hosters.
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