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Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browsers (old.reddit.com)
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Crossgeposted von: https://lemmy.world/post/57306

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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[–] cosmicsploogedrizzle@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Not to defend reddit or anything, but the linked post and comment are 1 month old.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If anything, that makes it more obvious the mobile browser block is related to the API shutdown. Two sides of taking back all the mobile users into their own client.

[–] TWeaK@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Old reddit no longer works unless you're logged in.

[–] Blissingg@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Stop spreading lies, Reddit is already doing a lot of bullshit you don’t have to make stuff up to make them look bad.

[–] TWeaK@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

It's not lies, that's certainly been the case for me. If I visit old reddit, I get a broken page. If I log in and then visit old reddit, it works.

Maybe they're doing a google and rolling out the change gradually across different regions.