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If think this can happen if a malicious person (a competitor for example) use a bot to mass report your videos. So it might not be as random as you think. I'm

If think this can happen if a malicious person (a competitor for example) use a bot to mass report your videos. So it might not be as random as you think. I'm currently in a conundrum: I'm completely degoogled except a YT account that I can lose without problem. I have built a website a few weeks ago and I don't think I can get good SEO rankings if I don't use Google console tools. I'm just procrastinating because it was so hard to degoogle then falling back is a hard pill to swallow. You example is yet another reminder how evil Google is.

stjohnswarts 5y ago
I think this is the most likely scenario
AtNightWeCode 5y ago
This is the reason why Google stopped demoting sites in a lot of cases. SEO hackers do not only promote results. They try to demote the competition.
Tijdreiziger 5y ago
I think it's important to be pragmatic here. I'm (slowly) in the process of moving away from 'big tech' services where I can, but I still plan to use them where it makes sense (WhatsApp, Discord, YouTube). I'm also evaluating e-mail for a small business and we might be going with Microsoft, even though I would never choose them for my personal e-mail (I left some comments on that topic recently). Taking back our privacy is a noble quest, but I think it's bad to deal in absolutes.
- bpye 5y ago
  If you want just an email provider I cannot recommend Fastmail enough. Entirely painless, just works and the web UI is fast.
  - Tijdreiziger 5y ago
    Fastmail looks great from a UX perspective, but the problem is that they store your e-mail in the US, which I don't want. I'm currently with Soverin, but I'm not completely satisfied with them. If anybody has recommendations for good email providers in the EU, I'm interested to hear them!
    - jmnicolas 5y ago
      Technically not the EU but Protonmail is in Switzerland.
- jmnicolas 5y ago
  I hear you, but if I surrender my site to Google, I will always have the risk of being banned for no reason. If I understand correctly the recent news I can't use Google analytics anyway (both my site and I live in France).

stjohnswarts 5y ago

I think this is the most likely scenario

AtNightWeCode 5y ago

This is the reason why Google stopped demoting sites in a lot of cases. SEO hackers do not only promote results. They try to demote the competition.

Tijdreiziger 5y ago

I think it's important to be pragmatic here. I'm (slowly) in the process of moving away from 'big tech' services where I can, but I still plan to use them where it makes sense (WhatsApp, Discord, YouTube). I'm also evaluating e-mail for a small business and we might be going with Microsoft, even though I would never choose them for my personal e-mail (I left some comments on that topic recently). Taking back our privacy is a noble quest, but I think it's bad to deal in absolutes.

bpye 5y ago
If you want just an email provider I cannot recommend Fastmail enough. Entirely painless, just works and the web UI is fast.
- Tijdreiziger 5y ago
  Fastmail looks great from a UX perspective, but the problem is that they store your e-mail in the US, which I don't want. I'm currently with Soverin, but I'm not completely satisfied with them. If anybody has recommendations for good email providers in the EU, I'm interested to hear them!
  - jmnicolas 5y ago
    Technically not the EU but Protonmail is in Switzerland.
jmnicolas 5y ago
I hear you, but if I surrender my site to Google, I will always have the risk of being banned for no reason. If I understand correctly the recent news I can't use Google analytics anyway (both my site and I live in France).