Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but does Sync seriously charge to remove ads that they added to browsing Lemmy in the first place? I get charging for Reddit due to the API, but I have a hard time believing the app is that much better than the existing FOSS apps such that the privacy tradeoff with ad trackers and/or the monetary cost worth it for, well, anyone really. Seems kinda scummy and antithetical to the philosophy that drives much of the Fediverse to me, yet I see so many people defending it in a way that reminds me of the rhetoric used to defend Reddit. Seriously, am I just a crazy person?

[–] ILikeMultis@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Beware of that dev. He was caught injecting Amazon commission links into his apps. He also started a mass attack on Dash for reddit & Joey for reddit dev.

Regarding the second point, he was not alone. Relay,RiF & Boost for reddit devs were also involved in it. Funny how they did the same thing later they accused those poor devs of.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

FYI, I think you might be telling the truth, but you really shouldn't make serious accusations like that without at least including a source...

[–] ILikeMultis@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This happened 4 to 7 years ago. Well documented on reddit. Reddit search is terrible so difficult to find. I was one of the few to defend Dash for reddit dev & codesforliving (Joey dev)

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well documented on reddit.

Yeah, that's... still not a source. Let me remind you: you made the claim, you need to back it up with facts or a source! (If you want us to take you seriously, I mean.)

Remember, Keanu Reeves said that unsourced commenters should be kicked down a flight of stairs. It's on Reddit somewhere...

[–] claymore@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

damn thats crazy but source?

[–] ILikeMultis@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

These happened few years ago. I was one of the few to defend Dash for reddit dev & codesforliving (Joey dev).

They accused them of copying their app but later shamelessly copied Joey.

Dash for reddit dev too gave a befitting reply. He was also willing to show them the code.

Reddit search function is terrible so I'm unable to find

[–] erre@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

FWIW the tracking is turned off if paying to remove the ads.

[–] itsmistermoon@feddit.cl 2 points 2 years ago

I hear you, I also find it weird to put ads for a free experience when the original service is also free and ad-free.

I prefer apps that, for example, offer limited usage for free and full features under payment. I know what others are saying about this not being a side project. For example, Ivory for Mastodon (iOS) is a freemium app with a subscription model for you to be able to full use the app, also not a “side project” but their model works (they previously developed Tweetbot until all the mess at Xitter started to happen last year).

[–] stappern@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah fuck ads and tracking. It's a no for me.