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Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by rx_tx »

SturgeonsLaw wrote: post #78
alwayslikethis wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The issue is for every person like you and me, there are 10 or 100 others who put up with this crap, and reddit attracts people, centralizing communities, giving you little option for alternatives. It drains activities from forums, etc, toward itself as it is presented as a more convenient solution. I for one will try to undo my past contributions to accelerate its decline. The blackout is unlikely to work, but I hop…

> I for one will try to undo my past contributions to accelerate its decline. This is a great idea. I'm going to bulk edit then delete my old comments (I recall reading somewhere that editing them overwrites the original field in the database whereas deleting just sets a deleted flag). Destroys the value that I've created for free for that shitheap, plus it's helpful to make doxxing me harder.

Look into Shreddit [1] which does that for you. It needs API access though, so make sure to do it before June 30th...

[1]: https://github.com/andrewbanchich/shreddit

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by x3874 »

jletienne wrote: post #29
_zzaw wrote: post #3

There is only one appropriate, effective response to disrespect, and that is to not reward the offending party. I made it a matter of principle to not use the Reddit app. Even if they removed all ads and made it an acceptable user experience, I'll never use the app as long as they are harassing me about it. It's simple. Don't reward bad behavior. Sometimes, denying obnoxious people something they want means denying y…

man I did this with facebook and it obliterated my social connections. it doesn’t make sense from a micro perspective, game theory sucks man i installed instagram in december and it’s so much easier to make friends. I feel in touch with what’s going on in the community

Are / were they really 'friends' though if doing so obliterated your connections? Most people tend to misclassify being friends with being open & friendly with another.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by Timwi »

andersrs wrote: post #63

I'm the mod of a small subreddit [1] with a few thousand members. Today I've spun up a Discord server [2]. Personally I've had a guts full of the banners trying to force the Reddit mobile app down my throat. It sucks it's a shitty app. Just no. I don't like how Discord is a walled garden however it seems like Reddit too is also becoming a closed platform. I might as well go for the company that can actually build a g…

Have you considered also joining Kbin (kbin.social) and/or Lemmy (lemmy.ml)?

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by JimDabell »

faangsticle wrote: post #43

> 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. Wow. Most companies at least have the grace to allow users to opt out of these kind of experiments via a "labs" kind of configuration.

They do – there is a beta option in preferences that is unticked by default that lets you opt into experiments. However it seems to me they just kinda forgot about it?

https://www.reddit.com/r/beta/wiki/index

https://www.reddit.com/live/x3ckzbsj6myw/

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by de6u99er »

I blame Reddit's leadership for bad decision making. They have basically decided to apply every known dark and anti pattern.

I remember when they started using those annoying pop ups to ask people if they want to rather use the official app or continue. Then suddenly for some links only the Reddit app would work. Nowadays I try to avoid clicking on Reddit links when I am on mobile.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by SllX »

midoridensha wrote: post #67
wanderingstan wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is what keeps me on old.reddit. The new web version and the app are always losing my place.

They need to shut that down. Even better, they should make a desktop app and force users to use that instead of the website. If they really believe in their forced-app strategy, they should bet the farm on it, not just on mobile, but everywhere.

Would be faster to just shut down the corporation and give the money back to the shareholders, whatever they have anyway, but your approach is not without merit, mostly in that I think it would be funny at this point.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by klabb3 »

MattGaiser wrote: post #94
p-e-w wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's only absurd if you misunderstand the true intention. They didn't acquire Dubsmash to profit from its technology and users. They acquired Dubsmash to shut it down. Today's social media corporations are so fat with (venture) capital that they can, and do, spend that kind of money just to keep any potential competitors locked out. TikTok, the last social network that became truly big, was launched in 2016, seven ye…

I get buying it for that purpose, but why then kill it? Especially when it is a personal video platform, when Reddit is mostly an anonymous text platform?

That only makes sense when there’s competition. Why maintain two apps when it’s cheaper to maintain one? Now, in this case it seems like an awful strategic choice, given what happened with TikTok. But I think the reason is nevertheless the same.

Modern tech capitalism doesn’t want to compete in the “let the best product win”-space. It’s just not enough money and making stuff is hit or miss. They want to own access and rent-seek. At least that’s my interpretation.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by pwdisswordfishc »

donny2018 wrote: post #76
FormerBandmate wrote: post #36

They are desperately trying to be TikTok. It will not work and has no chance of working. Look at their hilariously terrible acquisition of Dubsmash for $50 million (they converted it to a subreddit with 1.5k subscribers when they had 200 million users at their peak and touted having 25% of black teens in their acquisition press release. Every post is people saying the Reddit app sucks and asking where Dubsmash went)

This is Silicon Valley (the show) level comical.

This is Silicon Valley (the real life) level comical.
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