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[–] preussischblau@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but does Sync seriously charge to remove ads that they added to browsing Lemmy in the first place? I get charging for Reddit due to the API, but I have a hard time believing the app is that much better than the existing FOSS apps such that the privacy tradeoff with ad trackers and/or the monetary cost worth it for, well, anyone really. Seems kinda scummy and antithetical to the philosophy that drives much of the Fediverse to me, yet I see so many people defending it in a way that reminds me of the rhetoric used to defend Reddit. Seriously, am I just a crazy person?

[–] sammeeeeeee@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

He makes a living on it. That's why it's so polished and it looks so great. It really makes the experience so much better.

[–] erre@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

FWIW the tracking is turned off if paying to remove the ads.

[–] itsmistermoon@feddit.cl 2 points 2 years ago

I hear you, I also find it weird to put ads for a free experience when the original service is also free and ad-free.

I prefer apps that, for example, offer limited usage for free and full features under payment. I know what others are saying about this not being a side project. For example, Ivory for Mastodon (iOS) is a freemium app with a subscription model for you to be able to full use the app, also not a “side project” but their model works (they previously developed Tweetbot until all the mess at Xitter started to happen last year).