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lotsofpulp

I assume they want to nudge everyone onto their app so they can bypass ad blocking and anti tracking efforts.

Just like Instagram, tiktok, Snapchat, Pinterest, etc.

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The ironic thing is, their app is down more often than the website!

Doesn't the app pull from the same servers that are down? When I have browser issues, I usually have app issues too.

I use redreader and it works like a charm with no ads.

If I happen to look at the actual website on mobile, it will freeze the browser almost instantly. So meesed up.

I would not put it past people to cause accessing the website via browser to randomly have more errors or slowdowns in order to get people to try the app and then show people a better experience on it.

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