If you want to be in control, the solution has always been the same: own your own domain, and post there.
If you post on someone else's domain, then it's their content, and they're in control of it, not you. No matter what is claimed otherwise.
Yes, it's harder. Getting visibility is also harder. It's still the only solution if you want to be in control.
It's okay to pay someone to run the blogging platform, etc., as long as you own the domain name & can decide what it points to. You can then switch providers, switch systems you use, or whatever you want to do. But if you don't control the domain name, someone else is in control.
If you post on someone else's domain, then it's their content, and they're in control of it, not you. No matter what is claimed otherwise.
Yes, it's harder. Getting visibility is also harder. It's still the only solution if you want to be in control.
It's okay to pay someone to run the blogging platform, etc., as long as you own the domain name & can decide what it points to. You can then switch providers, switch systems you use, or whatever you want to do. But if you don't control the domain name, someone else is in control.