Artistan@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agoReddit CEO: We’re sticking with API change, despite subreddits going darkwww.pcmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down10
arrow-up1279arrow-down1external-linkReddit CEO: We’re sticking with API change, despite subreddits going darkwww.pcmag.comArtistan@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square114fedilink
minus-squarederived_allegory@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoThat is why they force you to use first party apps, ads in them can be almost impossible to block.
minus-squarePigeon@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 years 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 a 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-up1·2 years agoOh, then I imagine they would also be able to blocked by local VPN like netguard?
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 a 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, then I imagine they would also be able to blocked by local VPN like netguard?