Comment by Xelbair

the issue is that incentive structure is different from some of those that you've mentioned.

Steam makes the most money if it bridges interests of consumers and publishers together - they don't profit by screwing over the customer(either publishers or end users). Is depending on them a problem? yes, but least likely one. preferably you could move your digital licenses to any provider you want.

Meanwhile subscription services profit the most from enshittification, especially ones that offer 'free' access with ads, or different tiers.

and this current issue isn't even about dependence on google - that's bad in itself - but about gigantic governmental overreach and step towards killing anonymity online under guise of protecting the children.

It is even worse when you consider some EU countries already went after people when politicians got insulted online.