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minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMaybe, it would depend on how the front ends work with how they get content and so on. Either way I doubt they care much about that data. I would bet they would bet they would rather get rid of those users.
minus-squareboywar3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe effort/cost expended to go after a tiny group of people vs the amount of money generated/saved from stopping them was (and probably still is) not worth it. There just aren’t that many people who use 3rd party services without accounts.
Maybe, it would depend on how the front ends work with how they get content and so on.
Either way I doubt they care much about that data. I would bet they would bet they would rather get rid of those users.
The effort/cost expended to go after a tiny group of people vs the amount of money generated/saved from stopping them was (and probably still is) not worth it. There just aren’t that many people who use 3rd party services without accounts.