• blunderworld@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    Well then what’s the issue? Because every complaint I’ve seen so far has been about the optional monetary facet.

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      2 years ago

      I think people are complaining about ads because ads imply tracking. I don’t know, I use Jerboa because I value the four freedoms, I’m not out here protesting non-free apps because the free apps work well enough for me.

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        2 years ago

        AFAIK the way ad revenue works is dependent on trackers. Paying to remove ads on Sync also removes all trackers according to many people who have tested it; still seems to come down to not wanting to pay the developer.

        Which is fine, of course. I just think framing the app as sketchy or something is completely misguided.