• Aer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      2 years ago

      They really scared about Lemmy? Being so blatant about this shit… I have learned the following:

      • They do not like subreddits going NSFW it makes them no money. I for one welcome all furries and rule 34 artwork to Reddit.

      • They do not like people promoting Lemmy, any kind of competition gets them trying every tactic they can muster, playing all their cards now.

      • They do not like people deleting or removing data from Reddit. You know what would suck? A GDPR deletion request… That would be a real damn shame. No data to sell then lol

      • Kadath (she/her)@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        They do not like people deleting or removing data from Reddit. You know what would suck? A GDPR deletion request… That would be a real damn shame.

        Don’t tempt me, lol.

        • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          2 years ago

          That’s how I left Twitter. GDPR request for a full copy of all my content. Then a GDPR request to delete account.

        • twoshoes@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          I just want to add that as a European citizen you also have a right to get a copy of all your data, and an explanation how and when this data has been used.

          Also, I’m pretty sure that their response “you first have to delete your comments manually” does not comply with EU guidelines.

        • VV4lle@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          Also found this blog post and made the request to Reddit for GDPR data removal. However I removed comments by using the Power delete suite (https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite).

          After few hours got email (similar as in the blog post) from reddit and followed by the instructions given in email (basically send as a reddit message confirming account deletion). Few hours passed again and got confirmation email from Reddit “We’ve now flagged your account for irreversible deletion. Please allow some time for this action to complete.”

          Basically not much effort needed in case you’re willing to remove the comments (etc) manually or using scripts, extensions, etc.

          However not sure if it would be GDPR compliant for Reddit to leave the comments if the user data is wiped out even if the username is removed from the posts.

          • DrYes@lemmy.worldEnglish
            0·
            2 years ago

            Read the update at the bottom. Reddit doesn’t seem to want to comply with the requests. I guess you could use a deletion script.

            • Aer@lemmy.worldEnglish
              3·
              2 years ago

              Then they are in breach of GDPR regulations. If they don’t comply I could see some serious fines heading their way

              • neanderthal@lemmy.worldEnglish
                0·
                2 years ago

                Wouldn’t they have to have some sort of presence in the EU? If all of their operations are US based (I don’t know if they are or not), can the EU really do anything about it?

                • Aer@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  8·
                  2 years ago

                  They serve people in the EU so they absolutely have to comply. If you have EU citizens on your website then EU GDPR regulations apply to you.

                  I have done enough GDPR compliance training to make me want to gouge my own brain out but I guess it came in handy lol

      • Fisk400@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I think there will be a lot of random actions in the coming days. Reddit is really mad right now and admins are taking random actions that are later overruled because it’s bad optics.

  • -RYknowEnglish
    16·
    2 years ago

    I am ALL for this!! I was a sync pro user for years!! Miss that app now that I’m done with reddit.

    • PoiarEnglish
      10·
      2 years ago

      Sync was Reddit for me.

      Reddit dies in my mind when Reddit Sync is no more (I’m gonna patch it with revanced)

      If Sync lives on in Lemmy, that’s gosh dang amazing

      Jerboa is cool and all, but it’s no Sync :)

  • zaktmt@kbin.social
    15·
    2 years ago

    Sync and Boost were my favorite Android Reddit clients. I always preferred Apollo and being back on iOS, but they are great in their own right. But I paid for premium for both Sync and Boost for a reason. They were so feature complete and were the closest thing I could get to Apollo on Android.

  • CletusVanDamme@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    2 years ago

    Let’s be patient with this and not give him a hard time. For those of you who haven’t used Sync before, there was a major update a while back which caused strong emotions from many people and caused the developer to take a hiatus. Please be patient and kind and the result will be worth it!

    • imaqtpieAEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      which caused strong emotions from many people and caused the developer to take a hiatus.

      This is why we can’t have nice things.

      • livingina@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        It was so sad because you could tell he put so much work into it. But like a good dev he listened to feedback and ended up allowing it to be customized to how I liked it originally.

    • kratoz29@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      I used it just some months ago and discovered the best thing ever, care to explain the drama?

      • Master@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        71·
        2 years ago

        It had to do with how the cards were presented and how the quick menu and swipe up/down worked. I preferred the previous way but the new way worked just fine. Just took an extra click to use it how I wanted.

        It came down to changing how it was after everyone was used to how it was. People get upset for no good reason sometimes and this was one of those reasons.

        • YellowGas@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          2 years ago

          Yeah we need to leave that in the past and not repeat a fiasco like that. The community could have handled that much better. I’m just thankful for the support from lj.

  • Cryptic Fawn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    2 years ago

    Woo! I may actually spend more time on the Fediverse. I was a RiF user, but I’ll happily pay for Sync and spend more time here too.

  • dreamfall@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    Hell yes! Sync was my reddit app of choice, and I will for sure migrate to this full time once it is out!

    • BorkBork@kbin.social
      10·
      2 years ago

      +1 to this, would rather the app supports logging into a fediverse server instead of just lemmy

      • Kichae@kbin.social
        9·
        2 years ago

        Lemmy, kbin, Mastodon, Misskey, Pleroma, Friendica… They all use different APIs, and those APIs need to be supported separately by developers if they want their app to be compatible with all of them.

        ernest is talking about changing the kbin API to be more in line with lemmy’s, which would allow apps made for lemmy to also work with kbin, but they wouldn’t, for instance, work with (or possibly even know about) kbin’s microblogging feature.

        • elrac@kbin.social
          3·
          2 years ago

          I’ll be honest, I think kbin’s microblog feature needs work. It either needs to be integrated into the lemmy style posts somehow or needs something else fine with it. It’s pretty confusing how it currently stands.

          • Kichae@kbin.social
            3·
            2 years ago

            It needs to be in the sidebar of magazines. There’s no way to directly integrate it other wise, as they’re totally different formats.

            But there’s a lot of potential in having the fedi microblogging stream at your fingertips. A not insignificant amount of Reddit is screenshots of Twitter posts. Being able to directly quote Mastodon posts to promote them to a thread would be pretty powerful.

            But, you know, it’s a very young projects. The developer hasn’t had the time to integrate things

    • moonie@kbin.social
      2·
      2 years ago

      And if I need a lemmy account, how do you manage accounts across the fediverse, you make accounts on each site and they are unrelated?

  • ben914@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    Would definitely be interested in Sync for Lemmy! I’ve been switching back and forth from Lemmy’s web UI, and the Jerboa app. I like Jerboa, but it has been a bit buggy and in some ways isn’t as good as the web UI, and I think the developer of Jerboa is too busy with improving the Lemmy API to focus on Jerboa.

    I used Sync for Reddit for a long time, and really liked it. I did eventually move on to Boost for Reddit, but now that I’m moving away from Reddit in general. I’d like to see more options for Lemmy apps.

      • ben914@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I have had it randomly just close on me occasionally, and the other day it would crash every time I would click a specific link, but that same link worked just fine in the web UI.

        As far as what I miss in Jerboa vs web UI. When searching communities there is less info displayed such as the amount of total sub for a community and whether or not I am already subscribed. There are 4 different popup menu controls up top, and I always forget which one as has the thing I’m looking for. If I have to move the cursor in a block of text I have written I find it harder than most other apps to get in the right place with my fat fingers. Though that’s also hard on the web UI on mobile too because the text is smaller. Also, there is no fediverse icon that links to the original source of a post outside your instance.

        Just now when I tried to respond to you it timed out when sending it, and I had to re-type everything.

        Edit: I guess the timeout issue may not have had anything to do with the app, and could have been a server issue.

  • bakerEnglish
    7·
    2 years ago

    Oh god, the loss of Sync was legitimately the straw that broke reddit’s back for me. I would instantly pay Laurence for this

  • YellowGas@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    This is very unexpected but I’m so ready to show support! I’ll be financially donating and supporting! ljdawson, it at your own pace and I’ll be happy with anything you can bring to the community! I was so pleased with Sync for Reddit every step of the way.

      • MattMist@kbin.social
        4·
        2 years ago

        It’s basically a really well polished app to browse the website on Android. It has a lot of features and also very good customization options since it kept adding features over the years.

        Having a Lemmy client that good will make it much easier to use on a phone.

  • Liam Galt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    Great news! Jerboa is fine for now but it definitely doesn’t feel as polished or user-friendly. I’m looking forward to having some more options. I’m following the Artemis development already but I’ll be keeping an eye on this for sure.

  • sunaurus@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    Awesome news! I used to use Sync daily back when I was on Android, very happy to hear that the users will have some place to go.