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

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Post by clint »

bdw5204 wrote: post #35
hbn wrote: post #23

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I also have a very strong hunch that the day is coming where this gets deprecated. There will be some kind of big database migration or service refactor, and reddit devs will not want to be messing with that "gross, old legacy codebase" to make it continue working and so the entire thing will be taken offline.

The day they shut down "old" Reddit is probably the day a large number of people leave Reddit altogether because the main Reddit site is a dark patterns hell. I think they'll still do it though because most web sites only want the kind of users who don't know how to install ad blockers.

the vast vast VAST majority of people using reddit are using the official mobile apps. The number of people using the web, and even alternative clients is like a drop of rain in a monsoon.

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

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Post by LinuxBender »

mastazi wrote: post #79
LinuxBender wrote: post #49

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PrivacyRedirect [1] is a nice multi-purpose addon for this in my opinion. Most of the redirects can be easily customized and all of them can individually be enabled/disabled. It also has multiple nitter/teddit proxies defined for the times they get overloaded. Redirects Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, & Google Maps requests to privacy friendly alternatives - Nitter, Invidious, Bibliogram, & OpenStreetMap. When the time…

LibRedirect[1] is a currently maintained fork of PrivacyRedirect, with additional features (PrivacyRedirect is no longer maintained since late 2021) [2] [1] https://libredirect.github.io/ [2] https://libredirect.github.io/faq.html#why_forking_privacy_r...

Oh nice, and it has a much more complete list of alternatives too. [1]

[1] - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/libredirect/

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

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Post by mastazi »

LinuxBender wrote: post #82
mastazi wrote: post #79

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LibRedirect[1] is a currently maintained fork of PrivacyRedirect, with additional features (PrivacyRedirect is no longer maintained since late 2021) [2] [1] https://libredirect.github.io/ [2] https://libredirect.github.io/faq.html#why_forking_privacy_r...

Oh nice, and it has a much more complete list of alternatives too. [1] [1] - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/libredirect/

Yes, true, I was bummed when I saw that Privacy Redirect is unmaintained but then a few users on Github mentioned LibRedirect and now that I'm using it, I'm really happy, it works great

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

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Post by hddqsb »

croutonwagon wrote: post #50
NowhereMan wrote: post #28

On another note, I tried to make a throwaway on `old.reddit.com`. I couldn't find a way to make an account without using an email. I had to manually type in `old.reddit.com/register` to get to a form that would let me not type in an email and even then it wasn't obvious that the email wasn't required.

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.

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

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Post by Tenoke »

bcraven wrote: post #31
Tenoke wrote: post #25

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The most annoying part is that android forgets to open reddit pages in rif all the time, so I have to deal with their site constantly.

Updates break the 'open with' selection. Simply re-enable RIF to open *.Reddit links its app settings.

I know but it literally happens all the time. I feel like any app update breaks them, not just RIF updates or at minimum updates to Reddit app (which I have installed) and/or RIF.

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

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Post by sofixa »

mdp2021 wrote: post #72
n4bz0r wrote: post #37

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I would've never guessed it's still possible to create an account without using an email or a phone on any site in 2022. Makes me wonder, why do they keep the functionality? Did they forget about the page?

> I would've never guessed it's still possible to create an account without using an email or a phone on any site in 2022 ... why do they keep the functionality? Is this a joke? Participation is assumed to be only on the basis of anonymity. If the baker requested your name, there would be something very wrong around your parts. Intrusive requests would mean refusal of participation.

It's not intrusive to ask for an email. It's a slight barrier against spam (trivially bypassed but still) and of course it's mandatory for resetting accounts, informing users about stuff (like Terms of Service changes). I honestly cannot remember the last time a website let me register without an email.

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

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Post by sofixa »

undersuit wrote: post #78
bil7 wrote: post #58

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large number? Reddit has seen by far the most growth after switching to the new UI. The old reddit has already not been maintained to support new features such as polls.

Maybe it's a larger number than you suspect. r/TheBoys had a controversial poll recently and had less than 400 responses for their 500k subscribers.

Subreddit moderators get per-platform (old/new reddit.com, official mobile app, third-party mobile app) stats and all that I've seen share those numbers indicate new reddit.com is minority, old.reddit.com is basically invisible, vast majority is mobile apps. Of course it will be highly subreddit dependent.

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

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Post by kunagi7 »

Pigalowda wrote: post #32
ekianjo wrote: post #26

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> newer Firefox android . still waiting for mozilla to release more than 5 extensions on android. they are too busy with other things apparently.

You paying anyone at Mozilla to do that work? If you are - then gripe away

Well, most extensions seem to work great already. But that requires using either Nightly Firefox (and some hacks) or using a fork (like Iceraven) that loads a different extension list.

So, it's easier to switch to browsers like Kiwi Browser (privacy concerns aside so be cautious!) if you want a better extension support experience. Bromite and Vivaldi also have great built-in adblockers but sadly no full extension support.

So, I dropped Firefox on all my devices and moved to Vivaldi + Kiwi Browser and that works like a charm.

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