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

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To them, loss of 3rd party users is insignificant because they're users they weren't able to monetize to begin with

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If that insignificant number is disproportionately active users and moderators, then they will significantly feel it.

At least until they just have bots commenting, posting, and moderating.