https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgwyya/googles-plan-to-delete-inactive-accounts-shows-the-internet-isnt-forever

There is a common refrain that emerges in the field of technology and preservation—often, keeping users safe comes at the cost of something good about the internet that we once had.

Example: Years ago, security experts began making the case that https should become standard on websites, with a strong nudge from Google. This had the side effect of making the web basically inaccessible to most devices using vintage software, as they didn’t have the necessary security tools. Trying to search Google on an iMac G3 probably isn’t the safest thing in the world, but decisions like these took the choice away from those users entirely.