I strongly disagree: Because of Web Push notifications I could remove several Apps from my phone. In the webbrowser I'm the one in control as opposed to some standalone app.
@Variety @joeycastillo I see your point but I still see push notifications as bad. They are so often used for intrusive ads, often for scams.
I once had to help a coworker who was getting ads for porn on her phone, ads from push notifications.
@clwho @Variety @joeycastillo Push notifications used to be good. In theory, they still can be, but far too many aren't.
I really like this thread from @Tedspence on it.
Let’s talk about a problem - software cannot be trusted anymore. In the past, if I allowed an app to send me notifications, I’d get alerted for things I wanted to hear about. Now every app uses spurious notifications as a way to artificially boost their daily active user count. I am one by one having to shut off notifications on apps that used to be reliable products. I’ve disabled notifications on linkedin because it keeps sending me ads and random unnecessary alerts.
@clwho @Variety @joeycastillo @Tedspence
One of the other problems is that apps where push notifications *are* useful also abuse that by still sending you spam notifications.
For example, I want to know when my food arrives but I don't want the other 6 push notifications that Doordash sends me every time I order, or the daily marketing spam notifications.
joey castillo
C.L. Who
Variety
Jamie Gaskins
Ted Spence