• Beans@sh.itjust.works
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    4 hours ago

    Reddit made it simple for me; they banned the app I browsed it with (Boost, along with every other 3rd party app).

    I don’t browse on my desktop, and I refuse to use their 1st party app, so using Reddit became too inconvenient.

    • RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      Same here, as I only use open-source clients on the phone. It’s been obvious for many years that the apps made by the social media companies are spyware, so I’ve stayed away from them.

      But also I use the web mostly, and “switching” on the web just means closing one tab and opening another to visit a different URL. It’s sad that many folks who use the Internet don’t understand how or try to avoid the hellscape of app lock-in. The web is here for our open usage just as it has been for decades.