Depending on how the requirement to accept the ToS is implemented, a config file might be able to disable it and any features that depend on it.

Fucking with scroll in any way. My browser and OS scroll in a familiar, reliable way and the chances of any change to that a website could possibly make improving my experience are infinitesimal. https://dontfuckwithscroll.com/

The product is a vaginal dilator, which has evidence supporting its use in treatment of several medical conditions. The distinction from a dildo has more to do with intended use than form.

The magnets are just woo.

Laws should be written for the general case, not to target a specific person or entity. Franchise laws force customers to deal with a middleman that the market does not require and should be eliminated.

I don’t think the current proposal in France sanctions individuals for using E2EE; it sanctions service providers for providing it.

But then what’s stopping someone in France from sideloading the app and using a VPN?

The need for a phone number and SMS verification to create an account. Signal should do something about that.

There are ways around that, but the goal isn’t to stop everyone from using E2EE; it’s to make E2EE non-mainstream.

I’m not surprised that small phones aren’t a big market segment, but I am surprised there’s not a single maker trying to dominate that niche.

Sony used to, as the article mentions. I suspect their sales were low in large part because their prices weren’t competitive. Some other niche player could easily have that market, especially if they did a little better on the value proposition. Alternately, Samsung launched 29 phones in 2024 or 2025; it’s surprising that they don’t include a single small model to address a market segment that, while not the largest, seems very devoted to that preference.

My best guess is that we’re an unprofitable segment for other reasons. I, for one am not going to regularly buy new phones just because they’re new. I’m also not going to use any bundled bloatware; I’ll change defaults; I won’t subscribe to many, if any services; I’ll block ads aggressively. I’ll even try to pay developers for apps outside of the built-in store, though that’s rarely possible. Anybody who sells me a phone is probably not going to make any profit from me other than the margin on the purchase price, and while I’m willing to pay a little extra for the phone I want (5" screen, headphone jack, unlockable bootloader), I’ll balk at an extreme premium.