A missing poker freedom

In no limit hold'em, every player has the freedom to put all their chips into the middle, whenever it's their turn to act. In similar fashion, every player has the freedom to fold, whenever it's their turn to act. The PokerStars software has partially restricted the latter freedom for quite some time. I've been aware of this from the time this change began, but was never bothered enough to write about it until now. Here's the deal: if no one has put a bet in during a betting round, the PokerStars client no longer gives you the option of folding. I'm fine with this preflop, on the flop, and on the turn; I'm not fine with it on the river, however. Why not? Since it means that everyone will see your hole cards at showdown if no one bets on the river. That's unacceptable. The hole cards tell your opponents a wealth of information about your playing style, and they shouldn't be able to get that information for free in any situation. When I know I'm beat, I want to be able to fold to keep that information secret.

style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE   174000 26000       6     119   30    53        0

delta: $-200,000
MTT NLHE balance: $21,230,668
2020 balance: $14,008,343
balance: $75,816,353