People use different platforms for different reasons.
I personally use Lemmy because it's currently the best alternative to Reddit. I use Discord because it's the most popular instant messaging platform, and I haven't had issues with it. I'm currently looking for a replacement for Twitter/X as I'm not confident with the way that platform is headed.
As a web developer, EdgeHTML was the source of so many bugs, including a few that were regressions, and it didn't seem like Microsoft dedicated enough resources to the Edge project.
I don't understand this argument about antitrust laws. As far as i know Google hasn't done anything to block other companies from making their own search engines or browsers. Nor does Value and Steam, nor Microsoft and Windows.
the second point feels highly suspect as most internet traffic is encrypted these days, and all ISPs could analyze is the domain you're talking too, and the amount of traffic to each
People use different platforms for different reasons.
I personally use Lemmy because it's currently the best alternative to Reddit. I use Discord because it's the most popular instant messaging platform, and I haven't had issues with it. I'm currently looking for a replacement for Twitter/X as I'm not confident with the way that platform is headed.