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Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browsers (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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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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[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This happening in the middle of the API gate seems like a pretty dumb move, even for Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Blocking all mobile access except for the official client is the whole point of “API gate”. Don’t want people to just fall back on something with equally poor monetization, gotta show them all the ads.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right, but I've seen tons of comments that say "I'll at least use the mobile site instead of your app". If they do this now, then those people will just leave. Plus, blocking mobile site is a dumb move.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It's a dumb move but it's in line with their goals. Giving third party Apps the "Fuck you quote." price is also dumb when they could have offered a reasonable price and got some cash out of it.

Regardless, this interaction is from a month ago, so if anything it's not reacting to the current situation but was a clue as to what they were and already are planning.