Can you blame it?

  • @[email protected]
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    751 year ago

    We don’t need AMP links on Lemmy. Please try to avoid them by posting links to the real article. We (mostly, I’d think) have ad blockers, so it won’t be a problem.

    • Phoenixz
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      281 year ago

      We should have Lemmy auto translate these links to non amp versions, or just outright refuse those links

      • @olympicyes
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        11 year ago

        FWIW there’s an iOS app called Amplosion that does just that.

    • HipPriestOP
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      1 year ago

      Sorry for that, but I don’t actually understand what you mean…

      EDIT OK I’ve googled it and it seems to be a page that is sponsored by Google but I use Firefox and it worked fine with that - so is the problem that it doesn’t work with certain browsers?

      • Kayn
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        281 year ago

        Not only sponsored, but owned by Google.

        AMP links are basically Google repackaging other people’s articles. It prevents the actual owner from getting a pageview and let’s Google track you more invasively.

        • HipPriestOP
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          31 year ago

          Thanks for the info - was not aware of this before. Yet more wonderful business practices from the world of big tech…

      • Dark Arc
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        121 year ago

        Basically AMP is a copy of the website content hosted by Google for a “speedier load” but there are privacy, longevity, and general decentralization concerns with the “protocol.”

        • HipPriestOP
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          11 year ago

          Thanks for this - this is something that has passed me by. So essentially plagarising another website’s content for traffic plus the usual Google shenanigans? Nice

          • Dark Arc
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            21 year ago

            I mean, the website opts into it (it can’t be done with any website), but otherwise yes.

            • HipPriestOP
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              11 year ago

              Obviously - I guess I’m more surprised at The Register in that case. They’re a very savvy industry magazine. Presumably they get a hefty wad.

    • timkmz
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      21 year ago

      Whats the difference between a AMP link and a non AMP link?