They’ve started inserting a subtle ad as the first result instead of the actual app you’re searching for.

This has to have been a change over the last month or two I feel like?

I’m having to reprogram myself to view the first result as irrelevant. Really makes me want to increase the F-Droid alternatives that I use.

  • jawa21deleted by creatorEnglish
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    2 years ago

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    • macattack@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      21·
      3 years ago

      As someone mentioned earlier, it’s a dark pattern, which is inherently deceptive. It’s the same as if an app creator moved the order of the Accept/Decline buttons suddenly to get more people to unintentionally enroll in subscriptions

    • Polar@lemmy.caEnglish
      13·
      3 years ago

      Because Lemmy is full of insufferable entitled assholes.