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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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[–] nick@campfyre.nickwebster.dev 3 points 1 year ago

They've already made the "new" reddit web view unusable for any sub marked NSFW. I feel sorry for the web devs at Reddit that spent all this time making a responsive site that works on mobile, then to be forced to artificially block access to push app usage.

[–] Wrathofcon@beehaw.org 2 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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[–] Sean_Thomas@beehaw.org 2 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. 😕

[–] dj3hac@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

They're tearing it down one brick at a time!

[–] polaroid@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

No fucking way. Dude.

[–] monobot@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Looks like Reddit wants to become more like TikTok.

[–] dumpling@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

wtf, that's dumb

Poor devs that worked on the mobile website

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