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minus-squareDudeness Boy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoWhat even is the reason for this? All this is going to accomplish is less Android market share.
minus-squarecardfire@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoControl. Where else are we going to go?
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minus-squarekcuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·1 month agoMy guess is that it’s because people are using apps to get around Google’s revenue generating mechanisms, like apps to get YouTube without ads.
minus-squareDudeness Boy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoOh yeah, I forgot that I use YouTube ReVanced. If they block that, I’ll honestly just use Brave with its adblocker.
What even is the reason for this? All this is going to accomplish is less Android market share.
Control. Where else are we going to go?
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My guess is that it’s because people are using apps to get around Google’s revenue generating mechanisms, like apps to get YouTube without ads.
DING DING DING
Oh yeah, I forgot that I use YouTube ReVanced. If they block that, I’ll honestly just use Brave with its adblocker.