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

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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/save/https%3A%2F%2Fold.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fhelp%2Fcomments%2F135tly1%2Fhelpdid_reddit_just_destroy_mobile_browser_access%2Fjim40zg%2F

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[–] Chiara@feddit.it 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh wow, they're really digging themselves deep into that shithole

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[–] Kuroneko@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s worth noting that this post was from last month before they announced the usurious pricing of the API. However the fact that they were doing this does not bode well for people (like me) trying to avoid using their horrendous app.

[–] danielton@outpost.zeuslink.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm 100% sure they're planning on just doubling down on forcing people to use the official app. This plan has likely been in the works for a while.

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[–] venuswasaflytrap@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years 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.

[–] zacher_glachl@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Man, they're really trying their hardest to get rid of me.

[–] Blerenes@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 years ago

Wow..

[–] vivek_manjunath@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

This is terrible! I cannot believe that within the span of few months, reddit has not only shot itself in the foot but now effectively is trying to drown.

[–] TenNinetythree@vlemmy.net 8 points 2 years 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.

[–] moose_cannon@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I literally just had an instance of opening a nsfw reddit link from a Google search and it informed me that I could only see nsfw posts in the app...

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[–] howdy@thesimplecorner.org 8 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Tractor7691@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago

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

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years 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.

[–] Bretzel@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

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

[–] RedMarsRepublic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The default site literally doesn't work on mobile anyway so it's not like it makes much difference.

[–] loops@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

It used too. They killed it though, purposefully. That's around the time I stopped going on reddit with my phone... funny thing that.

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[–] adamantris@feddit.de 7 points 2 years 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

[–] Osnapitsjoey@lemmy.one 7 points 2 years ago

Lmfao looks like they're making it easier for the fediverse to have a chance

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