I don’t use Reddit anymore, but I wanted to search something that I couldn’t find anywhere. This is what I saw. After killing all the other apps, Reddit now is trying to force us to use their own spyware app.
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It will get rid of that
I am not going to like the day they remove that.
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I have, I just use it to view Reddit without an account.
I have left, I just view Reddit…
So you haven’t left Reddit. Like saying you left Google but still Google search without logging in.
- Do you think developers have any say in this?
- They have Reddit Premium for free, and most likely an internal version too.
https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib There’s some redirect browser addons like LibRedirect that can automatically redirect you to redlib instances.
Unfortunately they block old reddit for VPN users now
Gotta shuffle VPN servers until you find one that works.
I haven’t found one that works for a little bit
Private Internet Access works for me. Just tested logged out in an incognito mode tab.
That’s not true, at least not for all vpns
I think they’re doing it for logged out users. If you’re logged into an account, you’re fine.
This is why they removed the apps. They want to be driving traffic through the app, and the 3rd party apps prevented that from happening.
The only decent way to browse Reddit nowadays is a private frontend called Redlib. You can use the LibRedirect browser extension or the UntrackMe Android app to automatically redirect all Reddit links to Redlib. It’s better for privacy, since you don’t need to access Reddit directly and thus your information isn’t exposed, it works without JavaScript, it doesn’t have ads or trackers and works behind a VPN or Tor. It also lets you view NSFW content without any limitations.
I mean yeah, reddit fucking sucks. That’s why we’re all here. Stop going there.
Dear Spez: I AM NEVER EVER GOING TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FUCKING APP
Dear Steve.
He ain’t ever going to read that. Can we stop talking about our ex yet?
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no offense but who the fuck cares, you know what i mean? that shithole can enjoy the hell it has consigned itself to.
And like, why are people surprised it’s only getting worse? Of course it is, we knew long ago the removal of 3rd party app was the beginning of the master plan to monetize our communities.
the beginning of the master plan to monetize our communities.
I think it was closer to the middle of the plan.
Easy fix is to update the url to use “old.reddit.com” rather than the base “www.reddit.com”.
That sends you to a version of the site without a bunch of the crap.
This doesn’t work anymore. I just refresh it and stop somewhere in the middle and it sometimes works.
Old Reddit works for me. Does it just not work in general for you, or does it not work when not logged into an account?
Well, I think the link structure changed. If I add old to the url, the page doesn’t even work, but the homepage does.
Did you get a browser error when trying this? It might be because you left the www in the URL. I had to remove that and replace it with old, and it works. The rest of the link structure is the same on both old and new reddit. I even tried it from a VPN just to be sure it wasn’t seeing my logged in cookies, and in a private browsing window where RES isn’t allowed to run. Worked fine.
Oh ok
Anymore it seems to be bots posting nonsense and mods banning anyone who isn’t posting porn
Get you to download their app so they can harvest your user data.
Love the absence of logic in these messages. Next time it’ll be “pay $2 to continue” or “do a barrel roll to continue”.
do a barrel roll to continue
Reddit hasn’t been that fun in a long time.
It’s been like this for quite some time now.
And anytime you use a browser, you’ll always be nagged to continue viewing through browser or use their app. It comes up so obnoxiously and I swear it slows you down. They also make the viewing experience subpar unless you use the app.
