Using anything by Google (except Gmail, it seems) presents such significant platform risk such as aggressive monetization controls, shutting down the platform,

Using anything by Google (except Gmail, it seems) presents such significant platform risk such as aggressive monetization controls, shutting down the platform, accidental DMCA violations, and critically — being unable to exit after — that I'm not sure "free" is good enough. I'll try someone less likely to exploit the network I help them create.