That's not what I'm talking about. On most of the video subreddits, the whole comment section is just quotes and laughing emojis.
Ricaz
Wrong about what? I'm stating facts and you're crying about being forced to use products by big companies, which is entirely incorrect.
You are right, it's very simple. Traffic will go wherever is shortest by default, because that's just how networking works on your pc. Shut off the shortest path (or every other path) and it's forced through your VPN connection.
There are plenty of options for running Android distributions free of Google influence.
My point is that nothing is free. You can't have it both ways.
That's not what I'm saying, but these people choose to upload their content to YouTube specifically, so what's your point?
So don't buy a fucking iPhone or a Google Pixel or whatever, it's your choice.
Google controls 90% of the internet
Google doesn't control shit, and you're referring to the web, not the internet. Nobody forces you to use YouTube, Maps or their search engine. The websites you visit choose to incorporate Google analytics and ads, which you can easily block if you feel enslaved in that sense.
Nobody is forcing you to use their services.
I'm no Google fan, but it's borderline impossible to moderate a site of that size. It's a legal nightmare that cannot be solved by just humans. Read some articles about the human moderators of sites like YouTube and Facebook. Those people see some shit.
But yes, YouTube should definitely improve their escalation system, and pay more attention to refuted strikes. It sucks to see innocent creators get punished by a broken system.
I think 5-7 weeks vacation is normal in most of western European countries.