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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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[-] hyperfocus@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Their approach here seems inherently broken. People aren't going to use the app they don't want to use.

[-] overlordror@beehaw.org 47 points 1 year ago

15-year reddit veteran here. Spez thinks us old-timers are freeloaders for continuing to prefer old.reddit and the third-party apps. The truth is, that site is dead and what Lemmy offers now is closer to that original vision than current reddit ever will be. Reddit is Dead. Long live Lemmy.

[-] domsch@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll be honest: I always prefered the "new Reddit" over the old one. With that said, the App sucks balls and it going public (as it always does) killed reddit within a few days. Now we just hope lemmy catches on and fixes some of the inherent issues with decentralization.

[-] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

I just hate apps for what can be a website in general.

[-] domsch@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

On Desktop, 100% yes. On Mobile, Browsers in general suck pretty hard, and i often much prefer the app. If only for Notifications and recent apps being easier to manage than tabs.

[-] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Makes sense, I'm to lazy for pi-hole or what so ever to be ad free on mobile. But I also hate apps for what could be a website, so I used old reddit on mobile.

[-] Limeade@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

I use Blokada 5 to block ads on my phone and it works pretty well. That version is free, but Blokada 6 is their subscription based blocker which is why I specify the number. I have no experience with 6.

I usually hate apps for websites, but old Reddit is too hard to read on my phone so I used third party apps.

[-] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

I just don't use heavy ad websites like youtube on mobile. And yeah old reddit is hard to read - but they kind of solved the problem now.

[-] TenNinetythree@vlemmy.net 1 points 1 year ago

On mobile, browsers provide critical accessibility. Notifications are actually a reason for me not to use apps. I don't want to be notified all the time about everything.