Comment on Blocking trash newspapers in Apple News+ just disabled the link but doesn't free up screen space.

timewarp@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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  • Quicky@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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    • reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Some yes. Some no. And if I’m paying for news, there’s better not be any ads at all.

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      • Quicky@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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• Quicky@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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