Kendrick Lamar enters the tech space with a collaboration on the Light Phone 2. Light phones offer minimalistic experiences without apps or color.

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s flat out false. Other than using messenger to chat with family, I haven’t had to use Facebook for anything for the 5 or so years since I stopped actively using it.

    As for “everything passes through Google”, that’s just an optional login protocol and a shitload of blockable ads.

    Also, Google isn’t social media. You could argue that YouTube has social media aspects, but those aren’t mandatory for internet participation either.

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      1 year ago

      Well you do have to go a bit further with a degoogled rom to get rid of google