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

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[–] adamantris@feddit.de 5 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

[–] monobot@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Looks like Reddit wants to become more like TikTok.

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[–] Silviecat44@vlemmy.net 4 points 2 years ago

This is getting rediculous

[–] bitrate@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I will say though that the mobile site has sucked for a long time. Lol

[–] nick@campfyre.nickwebster.dev 4 points 2 years ago

They've already made the "new" reddit web view unusable for any sub marked NSFW. I feel sorry for the web devs at Reddit that spent all this time making a responsive site that works on mobile, then to be forced to artificially block access to push app usage.

[–] Sean_Thomas@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years 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 mobile. 😕

[–] Luminance6716@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago

Whelp it was a good run with Reddit. But their app is trash and now experimenting blocking browser access is bullshit. That may be the final straw that convinced me to delete my account.

[–] biff@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

It may be separate from the API issue, but the purpose is still the same: to monetize your eyeballs at the expense of everything else.

[–] ultraHQ@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Note: you will most likely still be able to view from mobile browser via teddit even after the api cutoff date

[–] SickIcarus@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Good to know, but why would you want to at that point? Why would you want to fight a company and use work-arounds to try to use their product?

[–] em2@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Exactly. They obviously don't want me there. Why push it.

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[–] SteveDinn@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Never understood this on Reddit either... What's the difference between "Top" and "Hot"?

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[–] RedMarsRepublic@lemmy.world 4 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.

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