Sorry for that, but I don't actually understand what you mean...
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
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.
HipPriest@kbin.social 1 year ago
HKayn@dormi.zone 1 year ago
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.
HipPriest@kbin.social 1 year ago
Thanks for the info - was not aware of this before. Yet more wonderful business practices from the world of big tech...
Siegfried@lemmy.world 1 year ago
How is that legal?
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 year ago
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.social 1 year ago
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
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 year ago
I mean, the website opts into it (it can’t be done with any website), but otherwise yes.
timkmz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Whats the difference between a AMP link and a non AMP link?
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
amputatorbot.com sums it up. It was (is?) a bot for reddit
timkmz@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ahh thx
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
We should have Lemmy auto translate these links to non amp versions, or just outright refuse those links
olympicyes@lemmy.world 11 months ago
FWIW there’s an iOS app called Amplosion that does just that.