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You Can't Look at Porn on Any Reddit Third-Party App Now (www.vice.com)
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Following changes to its API access, users are forced to log in on the official Reddit app if they want to view NSFW content on mobile.

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[โ€“] jamiehs@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The point of this is to:

  • Reduce the number of API requests from whatever 3rd party apps are left; this reduces server load and costs.
  • Coerce users into trying the 1st party app and tolerating it so they can watch NSFW content. This may cause some users to abandon the 3rd party app and just settle for the 1st party app.

I doubt it has much to do with advertising.

[โ€“] DrDrrae@infosec.pub 2 points 2 years ago

Number 1 isn't correct. The API requests are still there whether it's the official app or a third party app. I can't say if it's true but the Apollo developer, Christian, said the the official app uses more API calls then his app did.