The Reddit app-pocalyse is here: Apollo, Sync, and BaconReader go dark | Many major third-party apps are finally shutting down. - eviltoast

After a month of outrage, protests, and unrest from the community, Reddit has finally flipped the switch to shut down some third-party apps, including Apollo, Sync, and BaconReader.

  • HollowNotion@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Dude… I was just looking at Reddit on the mobile site and I had no idea how bad and intrusive the ads had gotten. Jesus…

    • takeyourzync@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      The “he gets us” ad being targeted and spammed at vulnerable groups is sickening. I won’t support reddit allowing organizations to prey on people.