There is this post by fedi.tips that explicitly warns against using Lemmy because of developer concerns: https://mstdn.social/@feditips/110476830253102884

The full title/subtitle of the article is: Those 10,000 5-star reviews are fake. Now they’ll also be illegal. The FTC has proposed new rules that clarify what is and isn’t a deceptive online review — and would give it the power to fine $50,000 for each fake.

$50,000 is much greater than $50 :)

Yes. One of the legitimate issues with 3rd party apps is the lack of ads. Paying for Reddit premium would solve that issue because premium is supposed to be ad-free anyway

Do you hear a chime before it pops up? Maybe the "talk to assistant" gesture is being invoked accidentally/unintentionally: https://support.google.com/assistant/answer/7513985?visit_id=638282594601460963-2105321338&rd=1#zippy=

This is a good ELI5 answer for the reformed protestant view.