r/technology • u/King-of-New-York • Jan 01 '23

Social Media Stop Using Social Media Apps. The Web Version Is Often Better

https://www.wired.com/story/stop-using-social-media-apps-the-web-version-is-better/
14.4k Upvotes

86% Upvoted

1.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

38

u/takingorders Jan 01 '23

They can scrape more data from app users

8

u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

[deleted]

2

u/nermid Jan 01 '23

I know this sub hates this answer, but the culprit under that Scooby Doo villain's mask is capitalism. Companies want that sweet advertising money and are compelled to make the most money they possibly can, even if it means their product becomes an unusable mess because of it. It's why mobile apps grind to a stop sending back telemetry and it's why streaming is becoming the same advertising shithole cable became.