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Re:BBC: Twitter users jump to Mastodon – but what is it? by Karunamon on Sunday November 06, 2022 @07:29PM (#33499420)
>The fact that Google knows everbody can switch away from Gmail without any real downsides for sure keeps them in check

They do? Changing your email address across every service provider you use is a colossal pain in the ass, and that's when they let you change your email address.

Re:BBC: Twitter users jump to Mastodon – but what is it? by shafyy on Monday November 07, 2022 @04:25AM (#33503401)
You can just forward incoming email to your old Gmail account to your new email account and take your sweet time to update your old emails all over the internet.