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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] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The more I look at this mess, the more I see elements of speedrunning. Reddit is really trying very hard to loose as many users as possible as fast as possible. It’s as if there’s a competition between Reddit and Twitter.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe they're trying to get a poor valuation so they can reverse course afterward and get a boost.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

go cry to the government and VC to get some subsidy

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It seems to me that they are telling the investors that they might shrink but what is left will be on a much more profitable basis moving forward.