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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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[–] socsa@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Some asshole at Deloitte is going to make a ton of money writing case studies about this.

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[–] fwgx@f.fwgx.uk 12 points 1 year ago

So the only option will be their own terrible mobile app. thanks, but no thanks!

[–] happyhippo@feddit.it 12 points 1 year ago

I had planned to leave reddit by end of June already, and have uninstalled Infinity from my phone a couple of days ago.

But man, this piece of news makes me wish I could do even more to boycott the platform. They are nuts. Enjoy the failure 😉

[–] artaxadepressedhorse@lemmyngs.social 12 points 1 year ago (7 children)

What about if you switch your mobile browser to Desktop Mode? That seems to work for YouTube's fuckery where they pause videos when minimized on mobile.

But still, it's principle. Give them an inch, they'll take a mile. Reddit can burn.

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[–] giddy@lemmy.perthchat.org 11 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Experimenting on their own users...

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[–] solberg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

What a bunch of dickheads, I'll stop using reddit entirely if they keep pulling shit like this. Hope Lemmy eats their lunch!

[–] Arystique@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

so in response to subreddits doing a blackout reddit decided to do its own blackout that will effect those who aren't participating in the blackout. Genius 5d chess right here people, some might even call it a sepuku.

[–] deva@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not in response, the linked post is a month old

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[–] BigBorner@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What’s up with Reddit? Have they gone completely insane?

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[–] TempleSquare@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's funny you post this. Not more than 5 minutes ago I was trying to figure out what was wrong with Firefox on my phone. I kept trying to login over and over again on mobile and it didn't work.

A week or so ago, I really felt like reddit was nearly an S tier social media platform. It's heartbreaking to see it completely destroy itself. It's nearing Twitter in how bad it works.

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[–] 5redie8@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Of course they are, gotta make everyone use the shitty app to farm as much data as possible!

[–] TheSwede@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tiring to see reddits downfall due to corporate greed, just as so many other sites in the past. Honestly surprised old.reddit is still around, seeing how they certainly dont like users using anything but their own inferior app. While spez said it wouldn't go anywhere I have my doubts about that.

This just proves it's not about pricing, just unwillingness to let users choose.

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[–] TenNinetythree@vlemmy.net 10 points 1 year ago

A few weeks ago, Reddit stopped the one usable mobile interface (.compact). Since then, I stopped visiting Reddit on mobile apart from a few moments of trying out miserable 3rd party apps.

[–] BrokenToshy@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

Getting rid of old Reddit is a sure way to make sure I never check it. I won't even entertain using the new browser UI nevermind the app

[–] ngoomie@pawb.social 10 points 1 year 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 overhaul in how the internet looks sometime soon. Or, that's what I hope anyways :x

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[–] Blerenes@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago
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