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The Reddit app-pocalyse is here: Apollo, Sync, and BaconReader go dark | Many major third-party apps are finally shutting down. (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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After a month of outrage, protests, and unrest from the community, Reddit has finally flipped the switch to shut down some third-party apps, including Apollo, Sync, and BaconReader.

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[–] PaulyChumpus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Feels like I’ve taken Apollo for granted :( RIP

[–] HollowNotion@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude… I was just looking at Reddit on the mobile site and I had no idea how bad and intrusive the ads had gotten. Jesus…

[–] takeyourzync@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The "he gets us" ad being targeted and spammed at vulnerable groups is sickening. I won't support reddit allowing organizations to prey on people.

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