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old.reddit.com Now Requires a Login

#1
You maniacs! You blew it up!

Redirect URL:

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Page text:

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Re: old.reddit.com Now Requires a Login

#7
post #6

It still works for me. Maybe they are still rolling out the change.

Yes. Works for me to. For now. They will pull the same shit they pulled with i.reddit.com

What did they do with i.reddit.com? That still works for me too as far as I know. But as long as I remember, it's needed some awful looking session identifier.

Re: old.reddit.com Now Requires a Login

#9
Australia here. I have been playing around with this on various machines.

It seems to be using some cookie system that is bypassing this for the moment. Older machines I have still can use it without issue. But a fresh browser on the same connection will be prompted for the login.

Regardless, it is clear what direction this is going in. Age verification is also being tested in some places.

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