Jaws dropped when I saw this.
This website requires both:
- a Google or Apple account
- a social media account
Just to take a free test. (On the site, scroll way down, click Apply)
The vast majority of people in my country may have a Google account (because of Android), but many don’t have a social media account. I’m one of them - I do not even have Google at all because I’ve been deGoogling for years.
I have an email address and GitHub for code writing, but no social media. SNS just isn’t for me - I’m definitely not wasting my time on doomscrolling.
Seeing a site that requires Google is heartbreaking, and I’m sure other minorities who care about their privacy will simply give up on participating.
Free is rarely free. As the saying goes, “if you’re not the customer, you’re the product”.