• XiELEd
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    2 years ago

    Lmao I saw a 5 star review that said the official app was “better than any 3rd party app”, that it had “non-intrusive ads”, and asking for an ads toggle for premium users to be able to support reddit. I can’t even tell if it’s some sort of elaborate sarcasm. Wild.

  • @[email protected]
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    132 years ago

    Ironic that the FTC is going to likely make these illegal soon. Anyone want to save screenshots?

  • TonyOstrich
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    22 years ago

    Am I confused, or isn’t this a duplicate post in this same sub/instance?

  • TonyOstrich
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    02 years ago

    Am I confused, or isn’t this a duplicate post in this same sub/instance?

  • @[email protected]
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    122 years ago

    They also blocked rating the app on mobile, I had to go online and rate it via google’s site, and im not sure it actually stuck.

    • @[email protected]
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      12 years ago

      My negative reviews of any app are usually deleted, even if I take the time to write out a lot.

  • Hup!
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    Funny story I was gonna go make a 1 star review in response to this and found out I already submitted one over a year ago!

    So I guess instead I’ll go and mark only 1 star reviews as helpful (maybe also a few 5 star reviews in cyrillic script, just for fun.)

  • @[email protected]
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    842 years ago

    They’re also definitely doing some sort of keyword manipulation, cause the official Reddit App is fairly high in the result list when searching for Lemmy.

    On another note: hi, I just came here today after RIF stopped working 👋

    • @[email protected]
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      162 years ago

      They’re also definitely doing some sort of keyword manipulation, cause the official Reddit App is fairly high in the result list when searching for Lemmy.

      In the organic results or the paid results? It’s pretty common for competitors to buy your name in search term sales.

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        2 years ago

        It’s 6th for me when I search lemmy. Visible at the bottom of the list before starting to scroll. Definitely a regular listing as far as I can tell.

      • @[email protected]
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        32 years ago

        It’s pretty common for competitors to buy your name in search term sales.

        The famous example been Pizza Hut buying ads on searches for Domino’s

  • Lunch
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    122 years ago

    Done my part too, hope they get review bombed 💣