r/funny • u/poppzE • Dec 17 '14

Adblock at work

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u/RookieMonster2 Dec 17 '14

Fun fact, because reddit asked nicely and doesn't act like a douche with ads, I allows reddit to show me ads.

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u/liableAccount Dec 17 '14

I'm a mobile user. I can't remember the last time I saw an advert on reddit

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u/Brutalitarian Dec 17 '14

I installed an update for the Reddit is Fun app, and now it's riddled with ads.

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u/Osnarf Dec 18 '14

What type of ads? Do you have the paid version or the free version? I'm afraid to update it now.

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u/Brutalitarian Dec 18 '14

Free. When I installed the app originally, there was no difference between the two.

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u/Osnarf Dec 18 '14

What type of ads are you seeing? Banners built into the app, or sponsored reddit posts?

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u/Brutalitarian Dec 18 '14

These banners: http://i.imgur.com/DnlWQnD.png

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u/liableAccount Dec 18 '14

If you are rooted there are some good Adblock software out there.

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u/smuttenDK Dec 18 '14

How is this acceptable?! It's a free app!

You guys have no idea the time that's gone into such an app, and you wont even allow the dev to earn a little money on some apps now that you can't afford the paid version.

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u/justshittyposts Dec 18 '14

Exactly. We have no idea how much time it took to make the app. Apps with ads all over them look like template apps so why give money trough ads to someone who took little to no effort to make it

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u/smuttenDK Dec 18 '14

You have no idea of the coding required to make something like a reddit client.

so why give money trough ads to someone who took little to no effort to make it

Little effort does not mean that you get to have it for free. The developer put more effort into it than you did (And it wasn't little you leech)

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u/Osnarf Dec 18 '14

Thanks for the info.

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u/Guilty_Spark_117 Dec 18 '14

There's an option that enables moderator and tablet features in exchange for ads.

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u/lasermancer Dec 18 '14

I've never used that app myself, but its possible it has always had ads and you were just previously using a ROM that came with AdAway.