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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/save/https%3A%2F%2Fold.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fhelp%2Fcomments%2F135tly1%2Fhelpdid_reddit_just_destroy_mobile_browser_access%2Fjim40zg%2F

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[-] Wilshire@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago

It's the enshittification of reddit.

[-] BeardedGuy@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

It's insane the rate that we're losing our core social media platforms. I'm off of Facebook, Twitter, and now Reddit... I'm really hoping that this community will help me fill those voids :)

[-] overlordror@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

I really think Lemmy and the Fediverse achieve the original reddit vision better than the VC-funded bullshit reddit has become. I've only been in this little fediverse for this weekend and already it feels like the beginnings of reddit did, back in 2008 and 2009.

[-] BeardedGuy@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Totally agree with that. I was just checking my Reddit account and it looks like I signed up in 2011, so I'm not sure how much things changed in those first few years, but I love how this site reminds me of the original reddit I knew