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

Looks like Reddit wants to become more like TikTok.

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[–] ultraHQ@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year 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 5 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

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[–] HungryRoo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Run your website into the ground speedrun Any%

[–] Shhalahr@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Ridiculous that this has gone under the radar.

[–] smokinjoe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I know that twitter pulled a lot of the same bullshit but I have to give them and their developers credit: they created a great app that ensured people could move away from their preferred 3rd party app pretty easily.

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[–] xylene@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 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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[–] heartlessevil@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is from over a month ago

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[–] KatieAKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Wow. Do they even understand how this looks????

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