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Re:Reddit valued at $6B on a $250M round by colinmhayes on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @12:49AM (#26074316)
They're monetizing the app and forcing mobile users onto it. The desktop site is just a way for them to acquire mobile users.
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Re:Reddit valued at $6B on a $250M round by alex-wallish on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @01:31AM (#26074543)
I'm curious, what makes the mobile app easier to monetize than their mobile web version? I get that push notifications can help bring people back, but other than that what benefit do they get by forcing people from web to native?
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Re:Reddit valued at $6B on a $250M round by dageshi on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @04:32AM (#26075516)
No ad blockers in the app.
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Re:Reddit valued at $6B on a $250M round by darknavi on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @01:00AM (#26074360)
Glad they haven't restricted API access other than newer shit features. I'm going to be sad when Apollo stops working one day as it is an amazing iOS experience.
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