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by sgk284 3708 days ago
The likely reason that they've pulled Alien Blue is because they're monetizing the new app with large obnoxious ads inserted into the timeline that look like stories (though, in fairness, are clearly marked sponsored).

If monetizing the mobile client becomes a main source of revenue for them you can expect them to pull a move like Twitter did and disable every 3rd party client to force you to use theirs.

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AB already has story-like ads