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Matt3989 t1_iyjiyxy wrote

I don't understand how it's 2022 and some of you aren't running ad blockers?

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neutronicus t1_iyjjy4g wrote

If you like sports podcasts these gambling ads are all over that shit, and not just interstitial ads, the content is shot through with it as well.

I would guess there's a decent number of people using mobile apps with ads as well.

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Dr_Midnight OP t1_iyk186x wrote

> If you like sports podcasts these gambling ads are all over that shit, and not just interstitial ads, the content is shot through with it as well.

Oh man, it's everywhere. News broadcasts. Radio. Sports. Billboards. They're so pervasive.

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neutronicus t1_iyk418i wrote

A couple years ago it was just my podcasts

Seeing it metastasize to Baltimore has been surreal, like, oh, now it’s above me when I’m running across the Maryland Ave bridge

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Matt3989 t1_iyjmknc wrote

Do any of the mobile apps other than the official Reddit app show ads? Sync doesn't have them.

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Dr_Midnight OP t1_iyjk3ns wrote

There is no such thing as ad blocking in the mobile app unless you have "Reddit Premium". To that point, the vast majority of reddit's users are using the official reddit app. For reference, here's a sample of the statistics for /r/baltimore.

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Matt3989 t1_iyjm1ir wrote

Hmm, that's crazy to me, I don't know of anyone who uses the official Reddit app. It was an absolutely horrible experience up until like ~2016.

That doesn't specify they're using the 'Official' app.

No adds on Sync, and on desktop ublock origin takes care of them.

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DirtyPolecat t1_iyk4ujn wrote

It's still a horrible, bloated mess even to this day. RIF on phone and "old.reddit.com" on PC for me.

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Matt3989 t1_iyk77qa wrote

Reddit enhancement suite + old reddit on PC. And uBlock origin or a pi-hole to block the ads.

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Dr_Midnight OP t1_iylcqyk wrote

Same here - though, if you use RES (Reddit Enhancement Suite), you don't need to specify "old.reddit.com", and you can just set your preference to use "Old Reddit".

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Dr_Midnight OP t1_iyjn80e wrote

> That doesn't specify they're using the 'Official' app.

My understanding - though this may be incorrect - is that "Reddit Apps" is reflective of the official app across both iOS, iPadOS, and Android. Users who utilize other applications do so effectively via Reddit's API and are not reflected in these statistics.

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umdtho t1_iyjr47m wrote

Yeah would be curious to know what Apollo’s share of those stats are. Seems like it has a pretty big user base (as I write from Apollo lol).

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EthanSayfo t1_iyjr6ou wrote

AdBlock isn't stopping it for me. They are sponsored Reddit posts.

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Matt3989 t1_iyjz575 wrote

Download the Ublock origin browser extension. Or add a pi-hole to your home network.

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bob_smithey t1_iymhrlw wrote

I see/hear more about telling them to f off than the actual ad at this point.

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kasubot t1_iyky07r wrote

I was in costco today and walked past a speaker they were selling that had a radio playing. Fucking draft kings was the first thing I hear when I pass.

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