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[โ€“] CaptThax@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So while I understand the love for FOSS and an Ad Free Experience, somebody still has to pay for the server time. Now I know this doesnt exactly work in THIS scenario with Sync, but couldnt ads and paid subs in Apps be a good way for Lemmy/KBin instances for be financed without having to rely on donations?

For Example, imagine if Lemmy.ml had their own app with their own experience and if you wanted to support it without actually handing over money, now you could use ads in the mobile experience and feel a little better about your lurking.

Just a thought.

[โ€“] AdmiralShat@programming.dev -1 points 1 year ago

This is the thought process to why reddit shut down third party apps