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		hgsgm on April 19, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Offline is just online with extreme latency Most of my paid online software from non-monopolist providers doesn't have ads.

coldtea on April 19, 2023 | [–]

Most of it still sells your data to advertisers... even when they promise they don't.

int_19h on April 20, 2023 | [–]

Unfortunately, said monopolist providers work hard to make alternatives like this less viable.

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