I get the reason for there being Ads in the sync app. I don’t have the funds to pay for ultra and that’s also fine.

But what I find concerning is the type of ads I see. I live in Germany for clarification and most of what I see are websites acting like news sites (right leaning at times). When I accidentally tap on them my browser immediately blocks the website for unsafe practices on their end.

Now I really don’t mind the ads in apps if it’s the usual app ad, random products or Amazon type of things. But I hate it when every ad is a boomer ass clickbait ad about how solar energy is definitely worse than anything else.

This is my main complaint about sync right now and it might push me to stop using it again as the ads are also very frequent…

  • Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.worldEnglish
    43·
    1 year ago

    My feed was full of “How to get pregnant” ads. And not the porn type, but the medical faceless mannequin type.

    Not sure if I successfully blocked big tech to spy on me and they have no idea what to offer me…or they know somethinh (•_•)

  • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.eeEnglish
    401·
    1 year ago

    Set your DNS to dns.adblock-dns.com on your phone, and get uBlock Origin on your computer. It’s been so long since I’ve seen any ads.

    • soupspoon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      Immediately after reading this I saw an ad for intermittent fasting plans based on comparative finger length

  • Reborn2966@feddit.itEnglish
    19·
    1 year ago

    there is a button under privacy to revoche the gdpr consent.

    i pressed it and i don’t have any ads (yet) just gray boxes

    • Magister@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      Same, I never got ads. But just to thank dev for his impressive app, I bought the noads version even if I never saw one once. Go figure… I’m in Canada btw maybe there’s a prob with ads here I dunno

      • Kokanee08@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Also in Canada, also didn’t notice any ads, also paid for the ad-free experience anyways to support the app lol

  • Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish
    171·
    1 year ago

    Block them. Google NextDNS, takes about 10 seconds to set up with a simple change in your phone’s DNS settings.

      • Z4rK@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        1 year ago

        The team running NextDNS gets a log of all sites your devices connects to, and we don’t get much information into how they are running the business.

        On the upside, you also get a log of all the sites your devices connects to, and now you have multiple, easy ways to block what you want. Ads based on your choice of blocklists, brands (Samsung, Microsoft etc), Platforms (TikTok, Reddit, Snapchat etc.), categories (Cryptocurrency, Porn, Gambling, Dating etc.). It’s great!

        You can turn off logging and set logging to be stored in Switzerland for example. You’ll have to trust the guys running it that they don’t still have access and can turn it over to authorities though.

      • notenoughbutter@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        as z4rk said

        but I’d also like to add that you can use pi-hole instead on a local old computer

        it gives the same functionality, but self-hosted

        • protput@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I use a pi-hole. This works great for all devices in your home network. But as soon as you use mobile data on your phone instead of your home WiFi, you no longer have these benefits.

          • notenoughbutter@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            you can use a local VPN server (wireguard) and always connect to it on your mobile devices

            yeah, obviously leaving stuff to other companies like nextdns will always be more convenient, but now you have to trust them

  • BilboBargains@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    1 year ago

    ad is a boomer ass clickbait ad about how solar energy is definitely worse than anything else.

    Is this an advert for a product or service? It sounds more like propaganda. Who is funding this stuff?

    • Gamey@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      Could be all kinds of people, right wing shit exists everywhere but it’s especially on the rise in Germany rn with the right extreme party (AFD) growing rapitly in polls and the “conservative” party CDU leaning heavily to the right since they lost power.

    • Diplomjodler@feddit.deEnglish
      142·
      1 year ago

      Of course he is. They can always set up their ads to avoid scammy clickbait shit. But those pay the most so this is what we get.

    • underthesign@lemmy.worldEnglish
      84·
      1 year ago

      The developer is responsible for putting ads in his app. Not saying I disagree with the sentiment behind your statement because it’s technically correct, but the developer has to take some degree of responsibility when they decide to open up their app to basically uncontrollable outside information being displayed to the users. Which is why ad-supported free versions of apps are a damned plague in my opinion. Would rather the free version was missing some functionality instead encouraging users to opt for Pro or Ultra. Unlocking features, not paying to remove ads that weren’t and aren’t on the Lemmy platform itself in the first place.

    • MicrosoftSam@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Can you give a little bit of information about this? Does it remove all ads on Android apps? Is there a free version?

      • anonymous_bot@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yes it can block ads for all apps but you need to get the premium version. If you just use the free license it mostly just works on browser apps.

        If you are interested in this app then remember to grab it from their website directly and not the one on the Play Store. And if you ever decide to get the paid license you can grab a lifetime license on stack social at a discount.

        • oxf@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          You dont need the app at all. You can use Adguard’s DNS server, and have all ads blocked in all apps. Even sync.

  • xNekoyaki@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    1 year ago

    I’m not a heavy lemmy user yet (been busy playing Baldur’s Gate 3, woo!) but I’ve had Sync for Lemmy since the day it released, it’s up to date, and I have not seen a single ad yet. I’m using a Oneplus Nord N20, and I don’t have any adblockers installed, except the add-on in my Firefox app. Is it just me?

    • o_oli@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I believe ads are only showing in certain views. The more compact views like List which I use, does not have any ad support lol. When I swapped to the larger cards view I immediately saw ads there.

    • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.eeEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      I’ve been binging on Balders Gate, I’m at like 11 hours now lol. Btw try to get the animal speak skill as soon as you can, you’ll miss a ton of content otherwise.

      • xNekoyaki@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Nice!!! :) I got it! I’m playing a barbarian tiefling, and had to make friends with Scratch! Such a good boy!

  • FrankTheHealer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I just get Temu ads really. They are few and far enough between that I dont mind them.

    I’m grateful this is a step up from the ads I often get on Snapchat which are usually gambling sites or alcohol brands.

    Would be curious how difficult it was for ads to be incorporated into a lemmy client though. Also how do they decide what ads to play.