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>>robbie+(OP)
I guess these clients just need to scrape the websites and make post request via website with fake user agents etc.

It's a lot of work but for a small fraction of 20m a year you can hire a team who only work on that.

Didn't Digg primarily die from a redesign? Why has the web become so forgiving these days? People don't seem to give a shit anymore. "Oh OK, I'll use the official reddit app filled with ads, OK I will watch your 30 second pre-roll. OK I will give you may data for free". /s

>>sschue+Sp2
Good luck releasing a client like that on the App Store.

>>anonre+Qr2
On what grounds is Apple or Google going to block it? You're using the website wrong?

>>sschue+cz2
Re Google, possibly through this, as per https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ... ?

"We don’t allow apps that interfere with […] or access in an unauthorized manner […] other […] servers, networks, application programming interfaces (APIs), or services, including but not limited to other apps on the device, any Google service, or an authorized carrier’s network."

"Examples of common violations: […] Apps that access or use a service or API in a manner that violates its terms of service."

>>iggldi+9J2
Doesn't matter, those policies won't mean much as soon as the EU forces Apple and Google to allow 3rd party app stores.

I would also argue that accessing a website is not an API or an undocumented feature but a public entity. Who decides how a browser is supposed to display a website? It's up to the browser maker not some app store review process. That is why we have moz- CSS and apple meta tags.