• PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Because you have to download the app (so they can gather your telemetry data to sell to advertisers) and pay for it via their credits system.

      It’s the same reason everything is moving towards apps instead of websites.

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        1 year ago

        It definitely wasn’t always monetized that way. I get that everyone needs to make money but who goes to the movies with the intent to pee during the film so often that they would pay for that?