I was taught that gravity is a force (like electromagnetism, or the strong and weak nuclear forces.) The title says "gravity is not a force". In the article's

I was taught that gravity is a force (like electromagnetism, or the strong and weak nuclear forces.) The title says "gravity is not a force". In the article's perspective, why does a kitchen scale report a higher number when I place an object on it? (In my perspective there is gravitational attraction between the object on the scale and the rest of the Earth, and the the scale, assuming it is "level" (set perpendicular to the direction of gravitation toward the center of the Earth) reports the magnitude of that attraction.) If gravity isn't a force, then when the object and Earth are not in freefall or moving, what does the kitchen scale measure?