• Mister Neon@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I’m using the Boost app for Lemmy which has a one time fee to disable all ads. If you’re sticking around it may be worth the investment if you’re avoiding temptation. Stay sober my dude.

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      7 months ago

      There are no ads on Lemmy anyway. Why are you being asked to pay for that?

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        7 months ago

        Some app devs are setting up their own ad networks, injecting inline ads similar to how reddit operated. I know everyone needs to eat, but it’s kinda lame when most lemmy instances the apps connect to are operated and funded purely by the generosity of random system admins.

        • Crashumbc@lemmy.world
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          I suspect most are using Google built in AD network for ease of use.

          I don’t mind using ads or payment to remove them for apps. Some of those Devs spend a lot of time working on them.

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            7 months ago

            Well, sure Google ads or whatever. I just meant it’s independent from the Lemmy platform and instance.

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      7 months ago

      or any of the other lemmy apps that start without ads…

      i still haven’t heard a compelling reason to use that one other than “it’s what I was already used to on Reddit”

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        Lots of customization options and yeah, it’s what we know. I’m comfortable with how the app organizes stuff and am happy to support the dev.