Artistan@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoReddit CEO: We’re sticking with API change, despite subreddits going darkwww.pcmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1302arrow-down1external-linkReddit CEO: We’re sticking with API change, despite subreddits going darkwww.pcmag.comArtistan@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square116fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareeric3a@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI wonder if uBlock Origin and other ad blocks will work against that crap. Not that I intend to use Reddit anymore anyway.
minus-squarederived_allegory@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoThat is why they force you to use first party apps, ads in them can be almost impossible to block.
minus-squarePigeon@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoThey can be blocked feom your home network, but most people don’t even set up their own routers. And part of the point of the phone is you can take it outside. So, yeah. Most people won’t even realize it’s an option, let alone take that option.
minus-squarederived_allegory@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoOh, so the ad don’t use the same base URL as reddit post/comments? then I imagine they would also be able to blocked by local VPN like netguard?
I wonder if uBlock Origin and other ad blocks will work against that crap. Not that I intend to use Reddit anymore anyway.
That is why they force you to use first party apps, ads in them can be almost impossible to block.
They can be blocked feom your home network, but most people don’t even set up their own routers. And part of the point of the phone is you can take it outside. So, yeah. Most people won’t even realize it’s an option, let alone take that option.
Oh, so the ad don’t use the same base URL as reddit post/comments? then I imagine they would also be able to blocked by local VPN like netguard?