alt Hacker NewsPure hyperbole. I can’t even browse Facebook or Instagram anonymously for 15 seconds; I get a hard login popup that would require me to be identified in order to continue. Same with X. I’m also starting to see this with Reddit. Google is the tamest of the bunch; I still do all my Google searches while logged out. Occasionally I get a CAPTCHA but that’s about it.
Google generally doesn't need you logged in unless you are doing heavy privacy cleaning.
Even in that case, they see data they are getting to be worthwhile enough for their other lines of business.