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Reddit Tries to Get Users to Pay by Making App Icon Ugly (9to5mac.com)

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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wasn't the original icon free though? Now you only get the pixelated one.

[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah that's the main thing, the original icon is now paywalled, with the idea being you get this crap looking one until you pay

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

If you told me reddit was just funded as a giant psychological experiment to see how much shit people will put up with to stay on social media, I might believe you.