"Sideloading" is Double Speak – Say this: App Stores Are the Real Threat, Cuckloading
2026-03-06 16:18 UTC
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“Sideloading” is framed as some privacy hack but it’s just double speak.
App stores? They are an excuse to steal our control, spy on us, destroy our privacy, all while lying, pretending to protect us, deceiving us.
F-Droid? That is a library, not a store.
Stop falling for this scam. Fight fire with fire. Call app stores what they are: Cuckloading!
Example
Google’s forcing us into cuckloaded apps.
Replies (2)
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@lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml 2026-03-06 16:47
I agree with not using the term “sideloading”, but let’s not adopt right wing shame tactics by coining a portmanteau that conflates people’s harmless sexual kinks (e.g., cuckolding) with negativity. It’s sufficient to just avoid app stores, there is no need for childish shorthand. Also, I don’t see how you are providing anything here resembling a “guide”. You’re stating an opinion, which is fine, but that’s not a guide.
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@64bithero@lemmy.world 2026-03-06 17:07
But which side ? Right or left ?