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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't see it as an advertisement. It's the same as e.g. the AMPutator bot - it provides a convenient way to circumvent Google's monopoly.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago

I guess it would feel less intrusive if it weren't four spaced out lines where most comments are one.

Regardless, even if it's for a good cause, it is an advertisement. It's informing users of Piped for the purpose of getting them to use it. Existing Piped users already have a convenient way to set up redirects, which have been posted several times.

I guess it seems a lot nicer to people who actually want to use the service, but to people who don't, it's just advertising.