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IMDb users deleting app over mandatory Amazon sign-in

Original: # IMDb is one of the apps that I first downloaded way back when I got my first smartphone. Today I deleted it because of

Users are removing the IMDb app after it began requiring an Amazon account to sign in. One long-time user, who says they had the app since their first smartphone, announced they deleted it over the requirement, calling it unjustifiable. The mandatory Amazon login tie-in has become a recurring irritant for IMDb's longtime audience.

Why now: IMDb's enforcement of mandatory Amazon account sign-in is prompting longtime users to abandon the app and vent about it.

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• # IMDb is one of the apps that I first downloaded way back when I got my first smartphone. Today I deleted it because of this stupid # Amazon sign-in requirements. # RIP # technology It just doesn't feel right. · 2Dubya · 4

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