@golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 months agoThe Boost android client for Lemmy is displaying these dark pattern ads pretending to be system notifications. What security/privacy conscious Lemmy clients do you recommend?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square247fedilinkarrow-up1521arrow-down135
arrow-up1486arrow-down1imageThe Boost android client for Lemmy is displaying these dark pattern ads pretending to be system notifications. What security/privacy conscious Lemmy clients do you recommend?lemmy.ml@golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square247fedilink
minus-square@kia@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish-2•6 months agoThe title is a little disingenuous. Claiming this is a property of the Boost app isn’t correct… It’s just an ad network.
minus-square@AlpacaChariot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•6 months agoBoost loads adds from a shitty network though. Most open source apps don’t do this stuff because nobody wants a Lemmy client to load ads; users only ever tolerate it in return for a more polished UI or whatever.
minus-square@golden_zealot@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglish13•6 months agoI didn’t make the statement that it’s their property, I made the statement that it’s being displayed through their application.
The title is a little disingenuous. Claiming this is a property of the Boost app isn’t correct… It’s just an ad network.
Boost loads adds from a shitty network though. Most open source apps don’t do this stuff because nobody wants a Lemmy client to load ads; users only ever tolerate it in return for a more polished UI or whatever.
I didn’t make the statement that it’s their property, I made the statement that it’s being displayed through their application.