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Or else they can see whether you are blocking/stripping components (e.g., Javascript not responding) and know that you're up to something. Or else, they can see if the browsing agent interacts with content a mobile user could not see without scrolling. As for how would Reddit know the difference (if I'm reading your question correctly), its really quite easy: they can just see how much mouse/scrolling motion there is on each page and classify whether it is natural human motion or a bot (e.g., bots will beeline the virtual mouse or just magically press buttons without mouse motion). If we did not strip all those, we would be making another browser. But to dive in a bit deeper, it is webscraping because you are reading the html/css and appropriating it in ways outside of Reddit's control by stripping their Javascript, advertisements, and tracking. I feel *really* squeamish discussing this on Reddit, given what its CEO thinks of community efforts to self-build tools. I'm not trying to elicit empathy for Google or Amazon (and I absolutely use an ad blocker), but I understand why they have the right to try and control how you browse their websites, because they want to make money. I'd agree, but I also understand why sites like YouTube and Twitch make it against their terms of service to use an ad blocker. Well the differences are that this app is an app itself, and just in presentation (while maybe functionally identical to something like SinkIt), that makes appear different.Īnother difference, while again not a functional difference, is this OpenRed app is charging a subscription-that alone may motivate Reddit to shut it down for TOS violation.Ī website/company should never be allowed to control how you choose to browse the web. Ultimately the decision is not up to us, but to Reddit-they can say this use breaks our TOS, and Apple's own TOS says you can't use the services of a website while breaking that website's TOS. It's a good comparison against OpenRed, because it is essentially functionally identical to Tampermonkey and running on iOS.) (*SinkIt is another Reddit iOS app, but just runs in Safari as an extension to improve the Reddit experience. Like using Tampermonkey/SinkIt* or this OpenRed app. But if I use DVR hardware, record the episode, use an automated program to cut the commercials out of the video, I end up with functionally the exact same video file, that isn't (usually) considered piracy. Like if I use a torrent and download an episode of a TV show and watch it, that counts as piracy. That's a good question, and I don't know if there's a exact definition of scraping that gives a distinct and clear line. (I add these based on request, if there's a different cryptocurrency you'd like to see added please PM me and I happily will!) Nano: xrb_1j7ppgbx47bbyk1ohbuy9nqghreo8pct8z1gcghyqj7kz7tmz9xnugjntx9k Litecoin: LQgNag4cmGTbedXQvahpi6eQydpSjgBWv6 If you have BTC, ETH, or any other cool crypto abbreviations, others have mentioned they'd like to donate cryptocurrency, and if so, here are some addresses: (Thank you!)ĮTH: 0x53FDee21dCA9555Cd6d28089c8eA7E118d7189B6 If you're interested in supporting Apollo's future, buying Apollo Pro in the app helps a ton, as well as any donations in the app's Tip Jar! (Thank you, awesome person!) You can also follow Apollo on Twitter: Supporting Apollo Subscribe and join our delightful community! Feel free to post if you have any questions or suggestions! Apollo – an amazing new Reddit client for iOSĪll things related to Apollo, a Reddit app for iPhone with a focus on a clean, iOS centric UI with super comfortable and fast browsing.
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