They really want to turn it off don’t they? I don’t know why they just don’t instead of going through this first.
they are desperate to allow more AI data scraping from reddit, im guessing they ran out of content, and google is probably pressuring them to produce more content.
Yup i nuked my reddit account just before
This happened to me recently as well, but I’m using this opportunity to finally get rid of my reddit addiction.
I don’t want to create an account. I don’t want to use new reddit. It gives way too many location dependent results, and the UI has me scrolling way too much to find the same amount of content as old reddit.
Something fun I found out recently though, is that apparently their new UI is so shitty you can be on a blocked page (due to potential NSFW content) and just remove two overlays and the CSS class that prevents scrolling the main body and… just have at it. Look at all the naughty things you like! This is the kind of thing that could be automated really easily with a browser extension. Protect the kids, except when it takes effort to actually write a proper backend, amirite?
i made an acct after a 1+year for a niche content. after i saw the popup, and looked a few posts, where everyone is saying the same thing currently.
Try Tor browser. Here is the link to old reddit https://www.reddittorjg6rue252oqsxryoxengawnmo46qy4kyii5wtqnwfj4ooad.onion/domain/old.reddit.com/
They are very cunning. They do it in waves. Unlike yootoob, which makes it atrocious design experiments unexpectedly and forces it on everyone at once, and sometimes they go back (maybe too many problem reports, and such). Reeddoot, instead just does it in waves: first small portion of users, then they wait, until initial screams are dismissed as ‘a few users got affected, must be a random glitch/bug’. After it is calm again, then the next part of users is affected. same thing happens. And they use this tactic until majority are affected, and last resisters are already seen as ‘technophobes’, ‘special snowflakes’, ‘grampas’, ‘exotic OS users’, etc They boil users slowly. Mark my words - reeddoot will come to phone numbers being obligatory, then IDs being obligatory, then giving away your info to Law authorities, then to secret services, finally might end up with just selling it to any criminal clan.
In addition to this, since yesterday old.reddit needs a log in, since this evening the standard reddit also nags (via pop up) for an account when I open a thread via google.
I use redlib.catsarch.com
There are multiple instances to choose from for redlib. There’s a way to load your subscriptions but I can’t be arsed. I just scroll through the top of it.
Use redlib.catsarch.com, You can replace the url like with xcancel.
great, thanks! this is the only way to see r/all without the awful location dependant algorithm doing its shitty thing
This, I think there’s a way to load your subs too. Don’t give these fuckers money.
this is great! Do they not use reddit api?
Same here (Netherlands) since yesterday.
It’s available for logged in users only since like a month ago or so. During one of the Mod Councils Spez promised they’d never get rid of it as long as someone’s using it, so they’ll just increase friction to access it more and more.
Has been working for me until yesterday without logging in.
And there is a North American in another comment who apparently still can access it without logging in.
So seems like they are rolling it out in steps.
Shitty site owned by greedy assholes, administered by douchebags, moderated by capricious basement dwellers, and overrun with bots and mouth breathers.
1 greedy asshole, who worships musk.
I can access the old look if I search by domain (i.e. reddit.com/domain/youtu.be) but subreddits and r/popular are all in the new style.
Not a reddit user, can someone explain old reddit? I thought it was just the same content with the older (original?) style
old reddit currently seems unaffected by the nagging, im guessing reddit/spez doesnt want to scare away the people using it yet.
I think old Reddit was the older style, but also less scripts/tracking running on the pages.
idk if a script blocker would work on the nag. On my desktop I was trying to view something and used ublock origin element picker to block the nag and allow me to view the site, but I can’t seem to get it to work properly on mobile (even on desktop mode) it seems to be disabling ublock from working.
i tried to block it on mobile, but reddit seems to be able to use other forms to block you. like hiding the comments behind a login wall. how long will the apps that reads reddit will be affected?
No idea, but I’m guessing a script blocker will update or release an option to block them when it’s obvious to then what way it’s being blocked. An app could just easily implement it I guess, if they wanted. Login wall could be unblocked by unlock initially, but it seems to be more difficult on mobile.
yea i tried the element picker/zap on ublock, reddit just hides the comments. i had to use old reddit redirect extension so i wouldnt get the annoying popups, but its matter of time before old reddit goes.
I am in India and honestly the Indian feed is just horrible filled with fandom wars, iam13andthisisdeep, offensive questions and opinions about sexuality/dating, rehashed relationship questions, toxic celebrity news and the nail in the coffin is political agendas directing narratives.
As much as i love the art, the culture and the developments of my country, the reddit community of india is just immoral, no manners reactive posts.
No body wants to have a discussion, they want to post their thought as a text post and skip the conversation.
Reddit community leaders, at least the good ones, are sorely missed. Good riddance to this app. It will die just as facebook.
interesting, im see alot of india based subs in the front page. i never visit those though.
This was inevitable when they killed the apps API. That’s why I stopped using reddit after that.
they are likely desperate for more AI scraping by google or others using the site, im guessing they are running out of actual content, and encounter AI-generated stuff instead, not very useful if you are using ai slop to train your own ai slop generator. beause they eliminated so many users last year, it definitely has affected traffic to the site.
mostly propaganda bots, other bots, spammers are running unabated on the site. reddit claims they are stopping scraping, but bots/spammers can easily fire up hundreds of accounts/or buy them easily.
i predict it will become like facebook. it works for tiktok and instagram because the “content is addicting enough” for users to consume.
