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Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browsers (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by lynny@lemmy.world to c/technology@beehaw.org

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As quoted from the linked post.

It looks like you’re part of one of our experiments. The logged-in mobile web experience is currently unavailable for a portion of users. To access the site you can log on via desktop, the mobile apps, or wait for the experiment to conclude.

This is separate from the API issue. This will actually BLOCK you from even viewing reddit on your phone without using the official app.

Archive.org link in case the post is removed.

https://web.archive.org/web/20230611224026/https://old.reddit.com/r/help/comments/135tly1/helpdid_reddit_just_destroy_mobile_browser_access/jim40zg/

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[–] robot_vacuum_cleaner@lemmy.fmhy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

We're watching Reddit die in real time.

[–] maniajack@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Is there a revanced reddit app?

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[–] tiny_electron@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

This feels like a huge joke lmao

[–] venuswasaflytrap@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Man, he's so professional. He gives answers that I'd expect a very experienced PR person to give, yet he's just a single-man operation developer.

[–] 5redie8@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Of course they are, gotta make everyone use the shitty app to farm as much data as possible!

[–] Bretzel@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

What a dirty move, fuck u/spez, i will not download your shitty client

[–] Sean_Thomas@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

As if it wasn’t bad enough to ask if I want to use the default mobile app every time I go to a Reddit page on my mobile web browser. 😕

[–] Tempiz@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

Not surprised. They need to milk every last drop of revenue from their users free content for the upcoming IPO.

[–] GhostMagician@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it better to overwrite comments and then delete them, or is just overwriting with whatever message I want to leave then deleting account accomplish same goal of making comments useless.

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

I stopped using Facebook on mobile and now I only go there occasionally on desktop to read and never post.

Reddit’s getting the same treatment.

[–] howdy@thesimplecorner.org 8 points 1 year ago

I think they are just trying to get rid of people that care at this point... Lol.

[–] TenNinetythree@vlemmy.net 8 points 1 year ago

A few weeks ago, Reddit stopped the one usable mobile interface (.compact). Since then, I stopped visiting Reddit on mobile apart from a few moments of trying out miserable 3rd party apps.

[–] Tractor7691@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

Wow... just "Desktop Version" or if that doesn't work quit Reddit. The app is that awful.

[–] adamantris@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

lmao, this shitshow just keeps getting worse and worse. good thing im currently building by community sub list so eventually i never have to look back at that site

[–] hunterhog@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Talk about mask off, lmao

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