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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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[–] venuswasaflytrap@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

Man, he's so professional. He gives answers that I'd expect a very experienced PR person to give, yet he's just a single-man operation developer.

[–] moose_cannon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I literally just had an instance of opening a nsfw reddit link from a Google search and it informed me that I could only see nsfw posts in the app...

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[–] rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf 5 points 2 years ago

@lynny It's like they don't even want users anymore.

[–] PascalSausage@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

If I never have to use another Meta service again I'll be very happy. Unfortunately I still have to use WhatsApp because that's all anyone I know uses to communicate...maybe one day.

[–] tiny_electron@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

This feels like a huge joke lmao

[–] ArcticCircleSystem@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

You mean the app that a significant portion of Reddit absolutely hates? Good lord. ~Strawberry

[–] amnesiacrobat@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Oh man, along with the api changes, blocking mobile browsers really might end Reddit. It’s sad that this is all a self-own that could be reversed if they chose. Oh well, that’s on them.

[–] ngoomie@pawb.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

And they really don't stop comin, eh? Corporate social media sites in general keep shooting themselves in the foot lately lmao, I think we're about on track for a massive revolution in how the internet landscape looks and works sometime soon. Or, that's what I hope anyways :x

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[–] Osnapitsjoey@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago

Lmfao looks like they're making it easier for the fediverse to have a chance

[–] zacher_glachl@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Man, they're really trying their hardest to get rid of me.

[–] hunterhog@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Talk about mask off, lmao

[–] james@lemmy.jamesj999.co.uk 5 points 2 years ago

I can honestly say since Twitter did this I’ve hardly ever used it

[–] toastloop@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

This has been going on for at least a month. They're trying to force their app on people so they can serve them ads. Unfortunately it's just another reason not to return to that god-forsaken website. This all seems motivated to increase their IPO price by touting the number of users for their mobile app.

[–] bitrate@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Tractor7691@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago

Wow... just "Desktop Version" or if that doesn't work quit Reddit. The app is that awful.

[–] iuseit@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 2 years ago

Reddit is officially on a bankruptcy speedrun.

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

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/

[–] sphere_au@reddthat.com 4 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.

[–] Pepper@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Wrathofcon@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (6 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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