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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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[–] eric3a@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

That will end well. /s

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

I think your link is wrong (that's the one that causes Archive.org to try a new capture). I got it working with this:

https://web.archive.org/web/20230613091704/https://old.reddit.com/r/help/comments/135tly1/helpdid_reddit_just_destroy_mobile_browser_access/jim40zg/

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[–] alienBlues@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

They really decided to sink the boat. Such foolish level of unfriendliness to users was not seen since the time Facebook purposefully slowed their app to see how much its public was addicted.

[–] arcrust@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

How are we not seeing news about reddit devs jumping ship? They've got to see that they're fucked with u/spez at the helm

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[–] HungryRoo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Run your website into the ground speedrun Any%

[–] Spookbooty@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

That’s pretty crazy. Now I’m wondering how easy it is to change a user agent on iOS with either Firefox or Safari.

[–] orsetto@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Way to make new holes in an already sinking ship!

[–] sphere_au@reddthat.com 3 points 2 years ago

Tapping on a Reddit link from mobile has mostly been pretty similar to this already for me. They have had an issue with DDG mobile browser for ages, refused to show more than a page of content and kept prompting me to "get the app", which didn't seem to recognise my third-party Reddit app... So I just hit the back button. Just recently, oddly, I noticed it had started working, but I'm in the habit of ignoring Reddit links on mobile anyway now so almost never go there whether it works or not.

[–] Silver_neurotic@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Bet they are working on a new mobile app that they will charge for.

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