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They don't even want you to use the website I don't think. They've even done experiments where they blocked people from using the mobile website. The more they want me to use their app, the more I want to avoid Reddit all together.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Couldn't they have integrated ads as posts, then it'd show on any third part app. And I saw other ideas floating around about making third party app access a feature behind Reddit Premium. So many alternatives and they choose the most idiotic one

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

or buy the apps and incorporate their functionality

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yes but the problem is tracking who sees and who clicks. The advertisers pay more for things like conversion rates and targeted advertisement. For that you need to be in control of who sees the ad, and a way to know if the user engaged with the content. All that I don't think is possible with 3pps, unless they start playing ball and report all that data to Reddit.