I've used rif and old.reddit respectively for so long that I really had no idea how much of a shitshow the ui had turned in too until I checked it out through the official app and new layout style in browser.

No fucking thank you, take your glitter shit and constant ad pushing and jump off a cliff.

The first ad that popped was a promoted post for machine gun kelly. I listen to grindcore, crossover, metal, etc.. That sealed its fate in my eyes.

[–] 3StacksHS@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I actually prefer when the ads are targeted but wrong. It shows me they don't know me as well as they could. Also if I'm not interested they aren't distracting

[–] certain_people@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I used the official app but I have ADHD, which is basically targeted ad kryptonite. By the time they target something to me, I've moved on.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

for years companies have been trying for “targeted ads” but in rare occasions I see ads, they’re terribly off the mark, like you have mentioned

[–] fcuks@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Companies have been trying and succeeding with targeted ads*

There's a reason a bunch of the biggest tech companies in the world's main revenue is these ads, they absolutely work unfortunately.

[–] swnt@feddit.de 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You'd be surprised to hear, how many users are still clueless and don't use an ad blocker.

More than half of the surfers don't use an ad blocker: https://earthweb.com/how-many-people-use-ad-blockers/

[–] pillarist@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Honestly that's one of the things I'm stoked on about this, the fat gets trimmed. Leave all the clueless people with the loudest, uneducated opinions to sink on the redditanic.

[–] GaryPonderosa@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Yeah. I don't mind ads if I'm getting content for free, but at least know your audience. I feel like especially the hegetsus spam was wildly misplaced on Reddit.

[–] cookiecollision@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same here. I've been using old.reddit with RES and apollo for so long that I forgot reddit even had ads until I tried the official app.

[–] jelloeater85@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same, RiF + old. FTW TBH, really liking Lemmy ❤️

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There was some kind of cookie consent popup on old.reddit.com and it said "go to the new reddit to set preferences" or something like that and i clicked it without reading properly and got sent to new reddit.

What a shit website.... I will never use new reddit. Get fucked spez

[–] ratboy@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Not related at all, but hear me out...lemmy needs a grind/extreme music community

[–] static@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I don't even think most of their ads gets interacted often. The small amount of people who are using the official reddit app probably have gotten used to it now so will just wait this blackout out.

[–] Devon@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I think more people use the official app than you might think. I initially thought everyone was in unanimous outrage, but many just don’t care. I don’t understand how some people know about ad-free third party apps and still use the official one.

[–] WalrusByte@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I used official app only because I had no idea the other apps existed until this month, lol

[–] Tau@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Everyone I know that uses reddit doesn't use the official app

[–] static@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Convenience. For the average user it's just download from the play store and scroll. I agree that lot of people use the official app but they're used to the ads from other social media apps too probably.

[–] taj@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean... I downloaded a third party app from the play store. Isn't that how you got yours too??

[–] primaryuser@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean yes, you can get third party apps on the Play Store (I got mine off F-Droid but that's besides the point), but for most people, if they want to install "Reddit" on their phone, they're gonna search for "Reddit," and then when the first thing that pops up is the official app, they'll install that, and never think twice about it.

[–] Liempong_pagong@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well my proposal for lemmy is to have jerboa apply a post signature. Like "posted using Jerboa"

So that people would start askin and be curious and then become aware that there are other apps to view the site

[–] Scaldart@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I can easily see that becoming rather tiresome. Instead, if anything were to be done, what about a custom "flair" of some kind? Maybe a little golden lemming by the "link" buttons that rest above the post?

To be honest, though, I'm not sure if it needs it. I like the idea of promoting the app, though!

[–] NotYourSocialWorker@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I used both the official and boost. One for just scrolling on and one to read short stories on.

[–] Bodybroker@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Because I was already using it since it first came out, and honestly the ads weren't/aren't even that big of a deal. I don't even notice them 90% of the time.

[–] capital@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Using the official app for a given site/service is usually a good heuristic. Just not in this case, IMO.

[–] justaveg@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Same. "new" reddit makes me want to barf. So does the official app.