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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months ago

The Boost android client for Lemmy is displaying these dark pattern ads pretending to be system notifications. What security/privacy conscious Lemmy clients do you recommend?

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The Boost android client for Lemmy is displaying these dark pattern ads pretending to be system notifications. What security/privacy conscious Lemmy clients do you recommend?

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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months ago

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Neato@ttrpg.network
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Wait, Boost has ads? I’ve literally never seen an ad.
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  have you installed anything like pihole or your own dns?
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    Nope. Standard router and DNS.
    
    I did pay for Boost since it was a one-time payment and I have free googlebucks.

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