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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Also, web pages that keep trying to force you to use the app if you access them on a smartphone, but then the app only has half the functionality of the web page

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

The app is usually just a PWA with extra side code to mine your phone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

And the website runs like dogshit on a mobile for no discernible reason

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

Obviously you should be scanning the QR codes with your laptop, duh. /s

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

the app only has half the functionality of the web page

... and all the ads, that I can't block outside the browser

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

that's beyond my IT skills, but AdGuard fortunately works for most apps

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Half the functionality that you see. Behind the scenes, it's working like crazy tracking everything you do.