Can you blame it?

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 年前

    We don’t need AMP links on Lemmy. Please try to avoid them by posting links to the real article. We (mostly, I’d think) have ad blockers, so it won’t be a problem.

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      We should have Lemmy auto translate these links to non amp versions, or just outright refuse those links

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      2 年前

      Sorry for that, but I don’t actually understand what you mean…

      EDIT OK I’ve googled it and it seems to be a page that is sponsored by Google but I use Firefox and it worked fine with that - so is the problem that it doesn’t work with certain browsers?

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        2 年前

        Not only sponsored, but owned by Google.

        AMP links are basically Google repackaging other people’s articles. It prevents the actual owner from getting a pageview and let’s Google track you more invasively.

      • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.gg
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        Basically AMP is a copy of the website content hosted by Google for a “speedier load” but there are privacy, longevity, and general decentralization concerns with the “protocol.”

        • HipPriest@kbin.socialOP
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          Thanks for this - this is something that has passed me by. So essentially plagarising another website’s content for traffic plus the usual Google shenanigans? Nice

            • HipPriest@kbin.socialOP
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              2 年前

              Obviously - I guess I’m more surprised at The Register in that case. They’re a very savvy industry magazine. Presumably they get a hefty wad.