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		tjpnz on July 3, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Please stop asking me to use the app They're pushing the native app hard because they want to serve you ads.

gzu on July 3, 2018 | [–]

They serve tons of ads no matter the layout by vote manipulation of commercialized content. Literally the 3rd top post is a picture of a Big Mac.

dragonwriter on July 3, 2018 | [–]

They do that on the mobile website, so they clearly can do that without pushing the app.

dredmorbius on July 3, 2018 | [–]

Adblocking is less effective on apps, and there's greater data slurping potential.

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