Re:PSA: Do Not Use Services That Hate the Internet
by charcircuit on Monday November 28, 2022 @03:42AM
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He said that mobile social apps that don't have web presence hate the internet. These apps don't hate the internet because without it they wouldn't work. The majority of people use mobile apps instead of websites for social apps so it is not a big priority for these apps to invest in recreating the app on the web.
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Re:PSA: Do Not Use Services That Hate the Internet
by squarefoot on Monday November 28, 2022 @05:16AM
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The Internet was created with openness and interoperability in mind, so although I may not agree with some of his most extreme opinions on other subjects, he's spot on when he criticizes the app-only approach. A lot of services can be accessed only by phone apps, the reason being that mobile platforms aren't "plagued" by open protocols, so they're easier to monetize because there's no open competition.
Re:PSA: Do Not Use Services That Hate the Internet
by arein3 on Monday November 28, 2022 @05:19AM
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No, they want people to use the app so that they could be tracked better.
An example is reddit, which makes the mobile web experience awful to force people to install their shitty application.