Then it seems like a strategic move alongside locking higher playback speeds behind premium as well.

UI and player control on payed tiers when it makes no technical difference to them as a delivery platform.

14 days is not a long time between announcement and removal. This press article picked up on it even later/shorter. (Predictably. It takes time for the info to spread.)

If these are the models most damaging to vulnerable people their deactivation seems like a good thing though.

The free chatgpt switches to mini after x prompts in a conversation. What will it switch to now?

They leave me, just like in real life :( /s

We are on Lemmy though. It’s certainly relevant to me.

I don’t need it to be a popular app for others when is not for me.