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Re: Tell HN: Reddit mandatory login to see sensitive pages

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Post by Rackedup »

Rackedup wrote: post #24
bennysomething wrote: post #18

Use either old.reddit.com or i.reddit.com Firefox and Chrome both have old Reddit plugins that will do it automatically. Unfortunately it's not compatible with newer Firefox android .

> Unfortunately it's not compatible with newer Firefox android . I'm using it on Firefox Android... Mozilla just made it hard to use most addons. You have to create an addon collection, add the extensions that you want to it, and then use that collection on Firefox Android: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-use-collections-add...

First they removed a lot of useful features from Firefox.

Then tell us we should implement them as an addon.

Then handicap addons. Then remove addons. Sounds a bit like "embrace, extend and extinguish"...

Note: I switched to Firefox when it came out because of addons...

Re: Tell HN: Reddit mandatory login to see sensitive pages

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Post by bennysomething »

Rackedup wrote: post #24
bennysomething wrote: post #18

Use either old.reddit.com or i.reddit.com Firefox and Chrome both have old Reddit plugins that will do it automatically. Unfortunately it's not compatible with newer Firefox android .

> Unfortunately it's not compatible with newer Firefox android . I'm using it on Firefox Android... Mozilla just made it hard to use most addons. You have to create an addon collection, add the extensions that you want to it, and then use that collection on Firefox Android: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-use-collections-add...

Wait. What!? This is great news, thanks.

Re: Tell HN: Reddit mandatory login to see sensitive pages

#104

Post by bennysomething »

Rackedup wrote: post #101
Rackedup wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Unfortunately it's not compatible with newer Firefox android . I'm using it on Firefox Android... Mozilla just made it hard to use most addons. You have to create an addon collection, add the extensions that you want to it, and then use that collection on Firefox Android: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-use-collections-add...

First they removed a lot of useful features from Firefox. Then tell us we should implement them as an addon. Then handicap addons. Then remove addons. Sounds a bit like "embrace, extend and extinguish"... Note: I switched to Firefox when it came out because of addons...

Are they really getting rid of addons

Re: Tell HN: Reddit mandatory login to see sensitive pages

#105

Post by ryan-allen »

xqcgrek2 wrote: post #20

It's best to just entirely avoid reddit and other low quality social media.

The sad thing is that there are genuinely decent subreddits, even, and I hate to admit it, Facebook groups for that matter.

Careful self-moderation on Reddit, Facebook, and Youtube can provide a lot of positive influence and information in your life, but it takes some work, and a lot of awareness.

The defaults are bloody awful. Yet for myself, I read awesome spooky fiction on r/nosleep, I get great and almost instant advice on my truck on Facebook, and YouTube is teaching me how to make shelters with tarps and how to tie bowline and trucker hitches.

I think, well I know, there is high quality content on social media out there. That it is being used to manipulate people and misinform people is a problem that will have to be solved. Or maybe it collapses and decentralizes like how it was before 2004. I'm sure we'll manage.

Re: Tell HN: Reddit mandatory login to see sensitive pages

#106

Post by Sakos »

hddqsb wrote: post #77
Sakos wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you pay close attention, you might notice that the email address field isn't required on the old.reddit.com signup popup. Press next without filling it in and you get the username/password part of registration.

This completely unintuitive trick also works on reddit.com.

Oh, interesting. Then it's just mobile where you can't skip it.

Re: Tell HN: Reddit mandatory login to see sensitive pages

#107

Post by hddqsb »

Sakos wrote: post #106
hddqsb wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This completely unintuitive trick also works on reddit.com.

Oh, interesting. Then it's just mobile where you can't skip it.

They appear to be A/B testing the email requirement. I tried reddit.com on desktop again just now, and in some sessions it lets me skip the email but in others it says the email is required.

Re: Tell HN: Reddit mandatory login to see sensitive pages

#108

Post by hddqsb »

hddqsb wrote: post #84
croutonwagon wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That must be a recent change. Because at least as recently as early this year, you could just click "continue" while leaving the email field blank and create an account.

It's still possible for me, I think @NowhereMan just didn't realise the email field could be left blank. Dark pattern working as intended, most likely.

EDIT: They appear to be A/B testing the email requirement, at least on reddit.com (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32438251#32448986).

Re: Tell HN: Reddit mandatory login to see sensitive pages

#109

Post by Sakos »

hddqsb wrote: post #107
Sakos wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh, interesting. Then it's just mobile where you can't skip it.

They appear to be A/B testing the email requirement. I tried reddit.com on desktop again just now, and in some sessions it lets me skip the email but in others it says the email is required.

Ew. :/
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