Why does Reddit push their app so hard?

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[–]magnora7 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Yup. And just to be clear, we gather zero data from our saidit app. I refuse to sell people's stolen data for profit, I think it's an abhorrent practice even though it's profitable for many companies. Saidit is about information transmission, not making money and selling people out like reddit is constantly doing. I don't think most people even realize reddit is doing this.

[–]Handroid7[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I didn't know Saidit has an app too.

Also, thanks alot for being so committed to free information. Reddit sadly isn't. They sitebanned me for legitimately criticising a misbehaving moderator (Ani625).

But what are features only the app has? (and not the mobile website)

[–]magnora7 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

https://saidit.net/s/SaidIt/wiki/index#wiki_apps_.26amp.3B_clients

Here's a link to the app, it explains more information about it. I honestly recommend using your phone browser to visit saidit, that's what I do. But if you want an app or you find that more convenient, we made that option.

[–]Handroid7[S] 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Very interesting article, thank you.

Unlike the SaidId app, the Reddit app also happens to be closed-source. <sarcasm>I wonder what they are hiding . . . .</sarcasm>

[–]magnora7 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yeah it's sketchy I agree. Not to mention the code for the main reddit site itself stopped being open source in 2015. They're all about the profit now.

[–]Handroid7[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Indeed.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The 'canary' that was on the front page of reddit was removed in 2014. This indicates a FISA warrant or some other secret US government action occured. Then in 2015 reddit comes out with a new more aggressive content policy or whatever it's called then it goes downhill faster than normal. Twitter files and uncommon sense dictate governmental interference plays a key role in modern reddit, and the chinese purchase of a third of reddit stock comes after all this as well. The governments and companies in the US and seemingly everywhere else love their chinese money/bribes/authoritarianism.