It absolutely could work, but then they’re giving up extended monetization opportunities with the extra data they’d be collecting from pushing users into the of

It absolutely could work, but then they’re giving up extended monetization opportunities with the extra data they’d be collecting from pushing users into the official app along with the ability their app gives them to shove whatever they’re selling in your face. Reddit dislikes third party app users because these users aren’t interested in anything but essentially original Reddit: a feed of posts sorted by recency and upvotes, with ads clearly marked as ads and no pushiness.