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    8 hours ago

    It’s not just native Apps. Alternative web UIs like Thunder, Photon and Voyager need them too.

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      8 hours ago

      yes, but those frontends are typically tied closer to the backend than a public API.

      things like CSRF can help block abuse of the back end.

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        8 hours ago

        Nope they all use the public API. Even the default Lemmy web client.