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Why are big platforms shutting down third-party Apps? Should an average user be worried? (lemmy.one)
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With the recent Reddit stuff and YouTube stuff, I realized I've been using numerous third party apps or services. The question I have is why the decision and how such decisions would really benefit the company. As an random user, should I be worried about it or even go back to the official Apps just in case the third-party apps would be shut down in the future?

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[–] Teeetris@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Main reason is advertising. On third party app we don’t see ads. I used Apollo and there where no adds. Also there was to ticktok scrolling stuff like in official app. I did not use non official YouTube apps but I think it’s similar case. Also if you use there apps they can serve you content in a way that is more engaging like instagram is to get you even more addicted to the platform. Hope I explained it well, let me know if you have any other questions. 🙂