Damn threads like this always bring out hordes of certain types of posters. For me though it's OpenBSD, I don't trust Linux any more. PRC's a little too heavily involved in the project. I can only imagine the back and forth between their operatives and the NSA's, sometimes it flares up on the LKML to the point where it glows brighter the sun.
Thankfully Google deactivated my ancient, Gmail Beta era Gmail account for reasons they won't explain, and have made it impossible for me to log back in. So I won't have to endure this.
I make sure to avoid apps, streaming, YouTube, and the rest. If I want to find new music I generally read about what musicians I like are listening to.
Payola is an even bigger problem with streaming than it is on the radio, which is, as we all know, trash.