You’re absolutely 100% wrong about this. That’s not how DDG’s app tracking protection works. I’ve tried almost every available Lemmy app on the Play Store and only Sync triggers DDG. Links are handled by the system’s browser, either in an in-app window or a full browser window. They do not trigger DDG because they are not trackers in apps. DDG’s app tracking protection works to protect you from trackers in your… Wait for it… Apps. Not websites. If website trackers caused DDG to trigger, then Chrome/Firefox/your preferred browser would be at the top of that list any time you browsed for even a moment, because most websites have embedded trackers.
That said, Sync has been the most polished and smooth app I’ve used, so I’ve been running it, but I’m hopeful that when Boost launches, it won’t have the same approach Sync does with tracking.
That’s not how DDG’s app tracking protection works. It doesn’t trigger on websites. It’s not the links. It’s the ad service in the app. That’s why when you pay, the attempts stop. The dev himself said that the ad library doesn’t load when you’ve paid to remove ads (beyond doing an initial check to see if you’ve paid). Since paying stops the trackers in Sync’s ad library from loading, it no longer makes attempts and you won’t see it on this screen in DDG. If it really was the website, you’d still see it AND other Lemmy apps would show up here too, but they don’t.