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Re:Reddit experiments on users, forcing them to install app ... by jfoster on Monday June 12, 2023 @06:52AM (#36291444)
"Install the app" walls might be super effective at destroying reengagement, though.

I gave in and installed the Reddit app, but it simply doesn't work well enough or transition well enough from a Google search into the app. Would definitely engage a lot more with Reddit if only the app pushing nonsense were gone, and that's as a user who does have the app installed.

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Re:Reddit experiments on users, forcing them to install app ... by IggleSniggle on Monday June 12, 2023 @08:27AM (#36292340)
When Reddit first tried pushing their mobile app I gave it a try, but it was so horrible I decided to stay on web. But they kept degrading the web experience, so I quit Reddit on mobile until discovering Apollo. At this point I don’t browse on desktop, and with Apollo being shut down, I don’t think I’ll be back.
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Re:Reddit experiments on users, forcing them to install app ... by BizarroLand on Monday June 12, 2023 @02:02PM (#36298102)
Same for me but with RIF.

RIF is reddit to me, if they stick to it and block API access I'll log on one last time to delete my account.

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