I can't verify this story with any reputable sources. Is this real or just boomerbait?
It's not implausible, Proton has a free privacy respecting tier
Gmail was initially advertising funded while respecting privacy. It's a false dichotomy to argue that a service can't have a free privacy respecting offering. We've just become accustomed to accepting targeted advertising as the norm.
Try and pee nonstop during totality
Why do blind people hate skydiving?
how would anyone know if a particular name is being unused?
I have a couple of nice domain hacks and I use them for email and random services I run so the root domain appeared to be abandoned. I received so many messages from people wanting to buy them I just started pointing them at other sites so they would stop hassling me. I've had one of these domains for nearly 20 years and it's my main email address. I'm not selling because it would be a year long full time job just to update all my services 😅
Bots are people too
I was just quoting COP because they said not to quote them
The CCP should make the m4, Abrahams tank, F35 etc emblems. Checkmate
Have you downloaded your podcasts while I'm another country or with a VPN set in another country?