Wow, they're really shitting the bed aren't they?
this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2023
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It was always going to happen, and the best time to shit the bed, is when you've already wet yourself, because the sheets have to be changed anyway, right?
They already made the mobile site practically unusable by constantly reminding you to use the app. The mobile browsing experience was just terrible. They can just show the same adds in the mobile browser...
I'd guess they're trying to proactively prevent people from using adblock on mobile browsers.
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Ironically, I'd just set my browser to desktop mode, and use the old reddit desktop interface. The more they modernized, the more entrenched I become.
well I an certainly not downloading the app
They already crippled the mobile site years ago and put login walls from a long while ago, way before the pandemic. old.reddit.com was the only thing that let me skip it. They deserve to die out.
I was using i.reddit.com during this period. The default mobile website was completely unusable.
Of course, they recently removed i.reddit.com, similar to the third party apps. They achieved the desired user growth and are now transitioning into the aggressive monetization phase.
Good luck making money off of me while I'm using Lemmy instead of Reddit.
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Reddit is dying in flames, and I couldn't be happier.
this is a beginning of the end for reddit as we know it
hahah thats ridiculous, removing the last thing that made it actually bearable on mobile, now of all times...
We're watching Reddit die in real time.
So the only option will be their own terrible mobile app. thanks, but no thanks!
oh dear. Thats just evil
Looks like reddit really doesn't want people to use reddit ... if that weren't obvious already
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Holy shit Reddit is apparently trying to speedrun destroying itself. Hopefully lemmy gets popular soon because I think it’s going to stop being a matter of preference and will become necessary
What about if you switch your mobile browser to Desktop Mode? That seems to work for YouTube's fuckery where they pause videos when minimized on mobile.
But still, it's principle. Give them an inch, they'll take a mile. Reddit can burn.
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It almost looks like Reddit is trying to commit suicide in the fastest possible way.
I still have an account there. But I will delete it the moment the Apollo goes dark.
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Oh man, along with the api changes, blocking mobile browsers really might end Reddit. It’s sad that this is all a self-own that could be reversed if they chose. Oh well, that’s on them.