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Alternatively, why not think of it this way: If you disagree with what's being done on YouTube, delete your account and move on. Nobody's forcing anyone to comment or maintain a Google account. If you're going to be there, you play by their rules. What's the point in bitching about Google's changes in policy when Google isn't forcing you to use their product and when you can leave when you want to.

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A lot of the problem is reneging on previous privacy/data segregation policies. That is an entirely legitimate complaint.

There's also the question of to what extent you can opt out in the modern world. Got a mobile phone, pretty much essential to work or life these days? Your life is now beholden to Google or Apple. So "lol just stop using it" is fatuous.

Well said!

Alternatively, why not think of it this way: If you disagree with what this person said in their post, ignore it and move on. Nobody's forcing anyone to read an opinion or complaint they disagree with. If you read it, you'll be reading that person's opinion, not your own. What's the point in bitching about someone's post when they aren't forcing you to read their complaint and when you can leave when you want to?

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