Social network Reddit recently began blocking mobile visitors to its website while pushing them to download the official Reddit app, and it's fair to say that the move is not going down well with users. If you visit reddit.com on your iPhone today, you may see a new popup that can't be dismissed, asking you to "get the app to keep using Reddit".
  • 404found@lemmy.zipEnglish
    2·
    37 minutes ago

    This was happening to me but then stopped and I’m not sure why.

    I already deleted Reddit from my bookmarks and started adding -reddit.com into my Google searches. If there was an easy way to default -reddit.com into every search then I would do it.

    • PrejudicedKettle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      16 minutes ago

      I don’t know of a way with Google, but with Kagi, I can block, penalize, or promote domains from my search results.

  • suburbanl3g3nd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    4 hours ago

    If you’re on Firefox, download a user agent plug in and change your your browser to say it’s a tablet or windows pc. Problem solved. I already do this when their page locking pop-up started bothering me lol

    • cRazi_manEnglish
      4·
      4 hours ago

      If you’re on Android then use the Nora app from F-droid.

      If you’ve got a home server then self-host Redlib. I run this through Gluetun VPN and it has the added benefit of not needing age verification and imgur working properly.

  • arc99@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    4 hours ago

    Using an app means more bloat, more ads, more notifications, more forced engagement and more tracking. Since the site very clearly works through a mobile browser there is no technical reason for doing this. It is about forcing people to doom scroll this shit rather than check in from time to time.

  • Auth@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    4 hours ago

    So much information will be lost by locking it behind an app. I hope lemmy is ok answering 20 years worth of reddit questions because we are going to need to document all that information somewhere.

  • searabbit@piefed.socialEnglish
    47·
    7 hours ago

    “These users are already familiar with Reddit and we’ve seen that the experience is much better for them in the app. The app offers a more personalized experience and users can more easily find communities that match their interests.”

    Lmao. The personalization is exactly what I don’t want, so fuck off. Also, it’s pretty easy to circumvent. I’m sure there’s multiple ways, but I just go to old reddit.

  • rojoverano@leminal.spaceEnglish
    3·
    4 hours ago

    This app has been going to shit but the fact that they shut Apollo down and permabanned me for criticizing the USA government sealed the deal