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Re:YouTube suspended my account for posting DeFi hackathon v... by smcl on Monday December 06, 2021 @09:25AM (#29460055)
You are sometimes the product when you buy something, but it's not a necessary part of that model.

You are always the product in "free" services like FB, YouTube. It is a fundamental part of that model.

There are plenty of shitty companies in both buckets (and seemingly more as time goes by) but let's not pretend there's never a difference.

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Re:YouTube suspended my account for posting DeFi hackathon v... by chopin on Monday December 06, 2021 @10:22AM (#29460786)
I'd be happy to see such a counter example. If something can phone home, it will. I've yet to see a purchasing site (= I am the customer) which does not share data with third parties, for example.
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Re:YouTube suspended my account for posting DeFi hackathon v... by smcl on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @06:45AM (#29471420)
How about Fastmail or Posthaven?
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