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> Rather it is a distinct design choice for a social network to avoid spam It's not clear to me how blocking read access prevents spam.
by scbrg 6y ago
> Rather it is a distinct design choice for a social network to avoid spam
It's not clear to me how blocking read access prevents spam.
- raiyu 6y agoDon’t forget that Instagram was originally just an app with no website. The fact that you got a website to see some posts technically is a step towards openness. =]]
- fiddlerwoaroof 6y agoI have similar feelings about the move away from native apps that others have about the move away from the “open web”: I like being able to control the update cycle of the applications I use and not accept new features I don’t like.
- spunker540 6y agoI was referring to the fact that they don’t make urls clickable, to disincentivize spammers sharing urls (at least make it a less effective spam tactic)