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Re: Tell HN: Old Reddit Now Requires Login

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Post by baggy_trough » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC

I sadly lost the old reddit cookie on my iPad and now I can't get it back :(

Re: Tell HN: Old Reddit Now Requires Login

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Post by memcg » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC

memcg wrote: post #30

I can still access https://old.reddit.com/ using Firefox with Ublock, NoScript Privacy Badger and Old Reddit Redirect addons. Using Chrome I get: You've been blocked by network security. If you think you've been blocked by mistake, file a ticket below and we'll look into it. File a ticket

If I go to https://www.reddit.com/ using chrome then replace www with old it works.

Re: Tell HN: Old Reddit Now Requires Login

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Post by jaggs » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC

arijun wrote: post #28

jaggs wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah, I see. I only use Lemmy.world which has blocked .ml. The beauty of federation, eh?

I don't think it has? https://lemmy.world/instances lists lemmy.ml under "linked instances", and not under "blocked instances."

Oh right. Well I've still never seen any dodgy stuff on .world. Lots of foreign language posts though, which ticks me off a bit.

Re: Tell HN: Old Reddit Now Requires Login

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Post by BashiBazouk » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC

jaggs wrote: post #11

May I suggest - https://old.lemmy.world/?listingType=All&sort=New

Thanks for that. I lurk lemmy every once in a while but found it really hasn't hit a critical mass yet, but man, it's amazing how a good interface improves the situation. At the very least it's a good methadone for my suddenly cold turkey reddit addiction...

Is this unique to lemmy.world or does the "old" trick work on other servers?

Re: Tell HN: Old Reddit Now Requires Login

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Post by jaggs » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC

BashiBazouk wrote: post #34

jaggs wrote: post #11

May I suggest - https://old.lemmy.world/?listingType=All&sort=New

Thanks for that. I lurk lemmy every once in a while but found it really hasn't hit a critical mass yet, but man, it's amazing how a good interface improves the situation. At the very least it's a good methadone for my suddenly cold turkey reddit addiction... Is this unique to lemmy.world or does the "old" trick work on other servers?

Yeah, it's interesting how a familiar interface really improves the accessibility. I struggled with standard Lemmy because I didn't like the UI. I'm not sure if it works with other instances. I haven't tried.