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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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[–] RedMarsRepublic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] dan@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

The site worked well enough on mobile... Reddit would say it worked too well. Sites can't collect nearly as much data about users as apps can, so they've got an incentive to try and get people to use the official app. The app isn't good though, so the only way they can get people to switch over is by making the site worse, and forcing people to use the app.

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[–] a_statistician@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't you just change the browser's ID string and make it look like it's not a mobile browser?

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[–] Silviecat44@vlemmy.net 3 points 1 year ago

This is getting rediculous

[–] orsetto@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Way to make new holes in an already sinking ship!

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

This is something I wish would stay on Reddit. The hate trains that spawned there should stay there. However writing this I see hate train spewing “fuck spez” and I realize this is a lost cause.

[–] marco@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@lynny@lemmy.world can you fix the archive link, please? The one you shared tries to take a new snapshot :)

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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[–] Bear_Paw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

"Lets promote going IPO by blocking everyone access!" The thought process......

[–] eric3a@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

That will end well. /s

[–] Pepper@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Is this supposed to be some kind of gotcha so Reddit can say 'hah, you used the app to look at Reddit!'?

[–] Sean_Thomas@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year 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. 😕

[–] Wrathofcon@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Are they legally allowed to just do that? Just shadow ban certain users temporarily for an 'experiment'?

If so... Why is that legally allowed??

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[–] bitrate@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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

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