• John Richard
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    4710 days ago

    Apps like Apple News don’t exist to help you curate news that you want to see. They exist to curate news that they want you to see.

    • @reddig33
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      2410 days ago

      They exist to push ads. Even the premium version of Apple News has ads.

      • QuickyOP
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        210 days ago

        Isn’t it the publications themselves that contain the ads rather than the app itself?

          • QuickyOP
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            410 days ago

            Fair enough. Although I would say that the magazine aspect (which I use it for primarily) couldn’t really adhere to that. The printed publications that you’d buy in a newsagent contain printed ads. I’m not saying it’s good, but it’s not different. Paper copy or digital, you’re getting ads with whichever one you pay for.

    • QuickyOP
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      310 days ago

      Not sure I’d agree, as the sources are configurable, but this sort of shit is far from a great user experience.