Wasn't a free market and competition supposed to take care of these problems?

It seems like as things get more advanced, you don't really have alternatives, and companies can get away with things knowing you don't have much choice.

google is a monopoly

So no other giant companies offer free email? Outlook?

"The best product on the market that everyone wants to use" is not remotely the same as a monopoly.

These comments are insane.

Just use uBlock Origin and select the popup with the element picker to remove it forever

Even worse because Gemini app also show this popup.

Then don’t use the Gemini app. Refuse to engage with the bullshit.

Instead, the people publishing these types of routines should be named publicly, so that those dealing with them on a daily basis can spit in their mouth.

Genuinely, name the product managers and whichever dogshit svp is asking for this

bet you gemini would tell us who it is too

I asked it what leader was likely responsible for the decision and it told me.

I won't share that information, because I'm a decent human being and an adult. That said... yikes.

No one is forcing you to use Gemini. If you don't like it don't use it.

How many years on are we with dark patterns and nagware?

It hasn’t been that simple for a very long time.

No one is forcing you to read comments. If you don't like them don't read them.

Spend less time on reddit.

Okay I’ll just pretend to not use any of the gazillion tools and products that tries to coerce me into a deal against my informed consent. Surely I’ll beat the system.