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The Boost android client for Lemmy is displaying these dark pattern ads pretending to be system notifications. What security/privacy conscious Lemmy clients do you recommend? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by golden_zealot@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] kia@lemmy.ca -2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The title is a little disingenuous. Claiming this is a property of the Boost app isn't correct... It's just an ad network.

[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 13 points 8 months ago

I didn't make the statement that it's their property, I made the statement that it's being displayed through their application.

[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Boost loads adds from a shitty network though. Most open source apps don't do this stuff because nobody wants a Lemmy client to load ads; users only ever tolerate it in return for a more polished UI or whatever.