• Ollie@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    And I don’t get why they never served their adds over the API if they were that desperate. If it was about the money they would have done that already. It’s about cutting out 3rd parties.

    • JoeKrogan@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      This. If they really wanted ads they could insert them into the posts at the back end so when retrieved there would just be posts, some of which would have been ads. Anyway fuck 'em. None of these corporations give a shot about the users not their employees . Its better to invest in user controlled alternatives.

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        1 year ago

        I think legislation about ads being clearly marked stops that from happening.

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          1 year ago

          So what? Make it a requirement that any third party app must show a responsibile amount of ads in order to continue to use the API. Anyone found violating gets their rights removed.