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As i said, if it bothers you, don't use their services. Buy using their services and paying for it you are encouraging them even more. And trust me, at the end of they you don't need TV and you don't need google to live a happy life.
Man, we just had a scandal about Facebook tracking on the IRS website. You don't need TV to live your life, but you definitely need to file your taxes and do stuff on the Internet to live a happy life.
"Vote with your wallet" is neoliberal bullshit. Just check recent FAANG acquisitions to verify that.
As you say, it was a scandel and i guess it is not longer beeing made on the IRS website?
What are the recent FAANG acquisitions you are talking about?
Mostly these:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Meta_Platforms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Amazon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Apple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Alphabet
This is a non-exhaustive list of around 500 corporations that could be selling services on their own, that could compete in the same market these four are in. This is what you could "vote with your wallet" for.
Point is, every time a product gets traction in a market where big companies desire dominance, they get bought up or priced out. These companies don't operate in a functioning market.