Google has pulled multiple 'fediverse' Android apps from the Play Store for allegedly enabling access to hate speech, but critics say it's overreaching.
This is fine. There will just need to be a push towards more effective mobile versions of sites. Chapo's mobile version feels slicker than 90% of apps I use and it's quicker for me to open than most apps too.
I don't forsee this having much effect in the longterm on Fediverse's goals. Devs can build around it. I don't think anyone was under the belief that decentralised social media wouldn't come under attack as the direct threat it is to corporate tech dominance.
The apps are just web-sites built in Electron (which is just a one-tabbed Chrome window) on Desktop. I wouldn't be surprised if the "apps" are similar.
The only reason I use the Twitter app is because I don't want to wade through a bunch of tabs on Chrome with how shitty it is with no (non-rooted) adblocking. (And yes, I realize the native app has ads in it)
This is fine. There will just need to be a push towards more effective mobile versions of sites. Chapo's mobile version feels slicker than 90% of apps I use and it's quicker for me to open than most apps too.
I don't forsee this having much effect in the longterm on Fediverse's goals. Devs can build around it. I don't think anyone was under the belief that decentralised social media wouldn't come under attack as the direct threat it is to corporate tech dominance.
The apps are just web-sites built in Electron (which is just a one-tabbed Chrome window) on Desktop. I wouldn't be surprised if the "apps" are similar.
The only reason I use the Twitter app is because I don't want to wade through a bunch of tabs on Chrome with how shitty it is with no (non-rooted) adblocking. (And yes, I realize the native app has ads in it)