why does Reddit want us to use the official app so badly? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Soullioness@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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They don't even want you to use the website I don't think. They've even done experiments where they blocked people from using the mobile website. The more they want me to use their app, the more I want to avoid Reddit all together.

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[-] Astrovenator@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Control and money. They can serve more ads and harvest your data more easily if they control the platform

[-] FuryFaceofDoom@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Bang on. Can't serve you ads if they can't control what's on your screen.

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