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It's SUPPOSED TO BE pay-to-play. Google is a business. That's how businesses work. That's the entire point.

>>PixyMi+(OP)
Exactly. I pay for internet, water and power - I happily pay for my Google account if that means I'm treated as a customer.

In fact, you can pay for your Google account with Google One, and I do, but it may or may not stop The Machine from accidentally banning my account.

>>lima+c4
Good point! I also subscribe to Google One; does that in any kind of fashion lower the chances of being hit by an auto ban?

>>sundvo+JD
I would hope so, it would certainly be a "probably legit" signal. I'm annoyed I have to consider the possibility at all.