Reddit Starts Blocking Mobile Website, Pushing Users to App Instead

3 months ago by linelightcolor to c/enshittification

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".

Auster 24 points 3 months ago

Reddit spokesperson: "we've seen that the experience is much better for them in the app"

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Also would imagine Old Reddit (old.reddit.com) is unaffected, as usual.

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KraeuterRoy 19 points 3 months ago

Who the fuck is supposed to believe that? The official app was so famously shit that they had to crack down on alternative clients - which ultimately drove a bunch of people to quit that corporate cesspool and come to the fediverse.

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Canajan 17 points 3 months ago

Reddit is shit these days, out of control mods, the overpowering use of AI to delete posts and ban users. It’s become terrible and quickly not worth using.

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Rokin 9 points 3 months ago

"These days" is very generous.

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Makhno 10 points 3 months ago

As soon as that started last week, I stopped going on reddit altogether. They made the decision for me.

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FarraigePlaisteach 5 points 3 months ago

Same. At first I was annoyed but then I realised this is going to help me use one less platform.