The only difference is that electron wrapper is a browser that works for them, not for you.

mhoye@cosocial.ca

The only difference is that electron wrapper is a browser that works for them, not for you. Tracking protection, adblockers, none of that in here for you!

Pavel A. Samsonov (@PavelASamsonov@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image Love how every website now has a popup that tells you "our website is hot dogshit, download the app instead" And then the app is just an Electron wrapper around the same JS they could have put on the website if they didn't hate you personally

Mastodon (mastodon.social)

theorangetheme@en.osm.town

@mhoye Same reason they want you to download their fuckass apps for your phone, too.

floe@hci.social

@mhoye plus you can package a lot more intrusive shit alongside Electron, let's say address book extraction

jwz@mastodon.social

@mhoye I like @pluralistic's line, "An app is just a web-page wrapped in enough IP to make it a felony to block ads in it".

sakhavi@aoir.social

@mhoye Often wonder if I’m the only user who gets their email from the mobile web. Boy does the platform hate it. I don’t know what is forcing them to keep allowing it instead of simply forcing people to use their app if they ever want to see their data again, but there must be something, bc I KNOW they’re not maintaining this version voluntarily.

prsxfeng@mas.to

@jwz @mhoye @pluralistic

There is also a very pesky anti adblocker on the web that is coming for mobile.

Ad-Shield Now Restores In-App Ads For Adblocking Traffic - Ad-Shield

Ad-Shield launches in-app ad recovery for adblocking traffic. Android beta live, iOS coming soon — restore lost revenue from VPN and network-level dark traffic.

(www.ad-shield.io)

jwz@mastodon.social

@PRSXFENG @mhoye @pluralistic Default Reader Mode FTW https://jwz.org/b/yk21

pluralistic@mamot.fr

@jwz @PRSXFENG @mhoye I use "Kill sticky" instead of "hide distracting" but same thing:

GitHub - t-mart/kill-sticky: Bookmarklet to remove sticky elements and restore scrolling to web pages!

Bookmarklet to remove sticky elements and restore scrolling to web pages! - t-mart/kill-sticky

GitHub (github.com)

(also works for pesky toolbars and any other element whose CSS is set to "stick" when the user scrolls)

vintageveloce@techhub.social

@jwz @mhoye @pluralistic
Never use an app when the webpage will do.

robinadams@mathstodon.xyz

@PRSXFENG @jwz @mhoye @pluralistic "Publishers are increasingly focused on building owned audiences."

Shhhh, you're not supposed to say that part out loud.

yuman@defcon.social

@jwz @mhoye @pluralistic I know at least one of y'all hates the A-word, but my lineageOS with adaway commits them felonies daily, with zero ads in any apps

prsxfeng@mas.to

@robinadams @jwz @mhoye @pluralistic

they say some wild stuff, check out other blog posts
https://www.ad-shield.io/blog/will-restoring-ads-for-dark-traffic-harm-user-experience

"Recover where there is clear user tolerance. IT-level environments, bundled solutions, default opt-ins — audiences where blocking was never an explicit user choice."

yeah right, the IT Manager made the decision, and you overrode it with some wild justifications