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https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsync/comments/14e7ikp/lets_talk_about_lemmy/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SyncforLemmy/

Glad ljdawson is going to try to make this a thing!

ljdawson

My plan is to get an MVP out in the next 3-6 weeks.

What should make the first release?

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[-] morain@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ha ha ha! Spez is really pushing it.

[-] LillianVS@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

They really scared about Lemmy? Being so blatant about this shit... I have learned the following:

  • They do not like subreddits going NSFW it makes them no money. I for one welcome all furries and rule 34 artwork to Reddit.

  • They do not like people promoting Lemmy, any kind of competition gets them trying every tactic they can muster, playing all their cards now.

  • They do not like people deleting or removing data from Reddit. You know what would suck? A GDPR deletion request... That would be a real damn shame. No data to sell then lol

[-] Thade780@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

They do not like people deleting or removing data from Reddit. You know what would suck? A GDPR deletion request... That would be a real damn shame.

Don't tempt me, lol.

[-] phil299@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

All these points are correct imo

[-] DrYes@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago
[-] twoshoes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I just want to add that as a European citizen you also have a right to get a copy of all your data, and an explanation how and when this data has been used.

Also, I'm pretty sure that their response "you first have to delete your comments manually" does not comply with EU guidelines.

[-] LillianVS@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

As a European it is an option for me

[-] DrYes@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Read the update at the bottom. Reddit doesn't seem to want to comply with the requests. I guess you could use a deletion script.

[-] LillianVS@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Then they are in breach of GDPR regulations. If they don't comply I could see some serious fines heading their way

[-] neanderthal@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't they have to have some sort of presence in the EU? If all of their operations are US based (I don't know if they are or not), can the EU really do anything about it?

[-] LillianVS@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They serve people in the EU so they absolutely have to comply. If you have EU citizens on your website then EU GDPR regulations apply to you.

I have done enough GDPR compliance training to make me want to gouge my own brain out but I guess it came in handy lol

[-] neanderthal@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Suppose Reddit tells them to go away. What are they going to do about it?

[-] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I believe blocking reddit in the EU is an option.

[-] neanderthal@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

How would they implement that?

[-] mod@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Matching you IP to your country and showing you an excuse if GDPR would apply. Some American news outlets do it this way.

[-] snakesnakewhale@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Oh god, the loss of Sync was legitimately the straw that broke reddit's back for me. I would instantly pay Laurence for this

[-] phil299@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

this is the way

[-] Rogue_General@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Huzzah! I had only just voted earlier today in the sync subreddit for a lemmy app and already @ljdawson@lemmy.world is on the case. You rock dude!

[-] ljdawson@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Just hooked up messaging and username mentions.

Cheers!

[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Can’t wait for good Lemmy apps. The web experience has left a lot to be desired. The main feed doesn’t even have side-scrolling turned off. You try to scroll down on your phone and wind up pulling the page sideways.

[-] Opti@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] kommanditbolag@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Reddit says r/SyncForLemmy is an unreviewed sub and that I should open it in their app.

[-] GunnarRunnar@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Lmao what? They can't even stick to their deadline and need to expedite the inconvenience?

[-] frazw@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

really excited for this. for me the death of sync is the death of reddit so sync for lemmy means lemmy is my new home.

[-] DontMakeMoreBabies@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Is this going to work for Kbin or do I need a lemmy account?

[-] BorkBork@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

+1 to this, would rather the app supports logging into a fediverse server instead of just lemmy

[-] Kichae@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Lemmy, kbin, Mastodon, Misskey, Pleroma, Friendica... They all use different APIs, and those APIs need to be supported separately by developers if they want their app to be compatible with all of them.

ernest is talking about changing the kbin API to be more in line with lemmy's, which would allow apps made for lemmy to also work with kbin, but they wouldn't, for instance, work with (or possibly even know about) kbin's microblogging feature.

[-] Imhotep@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Would it be closed source?

Good app, but with many trackers, and it wouldn't work without Google services one day (anti piracy measure?).

[-] Deemo@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I'd presume so based on reddit sync (monitization primarly from ads and iap). Apollo's dev at one point made another app (primarly for killing amp links) that was paid and open sourced it, however he had issues with low effort copycats.

https://github.com/christianselig/Amplosion

The bright side of a closedsource app is in certain cases it can encourage faster development since the dev can work on it part/fulltime (idk how syncs revenue worked).

To be clear the post above is my personal view (I could be completly wrong).

[-] superspicykyle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Sorry, i have no idea what this is. Anyone able to give me a rundown

[-] Master@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Sync is one of the big mobile apps for reddit that is getting shut down on the 30th with reddit's API changes.

[-] CletusVanDamme@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Let's be patient with this and not give him a hard time. For those of you who haven't used Sync before, there was a major update a while back which caused strong emotions from many people and caused the developer to take a hiatus. Please be patient and kind and the result will be worth it!

[-] kratoz29@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I used it just some months ago and discovered the best thing ever, care to explain the drama?

[-] Master@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It had to do with how the cards were presented and how the quick menu and swipe up/down worked. I preferred the previous way but the new way worked just fine. Just took an extra click to use it how I wanted.

It came down to changing how it looked / worked after everyone was already used to how it currently was. People get upset for no good reason sometimes and this was one of those times.

[-] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.one -1 points 1 year ago

I feel like we need an app that costs and optional subscription but donates a portion to the Lemmy instances that it interacts with. Like a big cash pool that gets distributes based on instance traffic up to a certain amount.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago

Or, what if the app had its own instance in the future? Would help with onboarding new users to lemmy for simplicity (of course with the option to sign up elsewhere in app too).

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