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As quoted from the linked post.

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.

This is separate from the API issue. The are actually going to BLOCK you from even viewing reddit on your phone without using the official app.

Archive.org link in case the post is removed.

https://web.archive.org/save/https%3A%2F%2Fold.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fhelp%2Fcomments%2F135tly1%2Fhelpdid_reddit_just_destroy_mobile_browser_access%2Fjim40zg%2F

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

old.reddit.com isn't going anywhere

-- a spez lie

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I honestly don't think theyll remove it, since reddit relies on mods and mods really prefer old reddit than new reddit

But I wouldn't be surprised if they did something stupid like limiting it to only mods

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

Mods also rely on third-party apps that use the API, and those are being shut down. I don't think they care about the mods at this point.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, mods also relied on 3PAs so...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

sorry off-topic but what's up my username buddy 💙

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"here's your new mobile mod tools, peasants!"

-- spez, probably

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

He deserves it for everything he did to the reddit community.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's literally the same wording as that the API isn't going anywhere, and the same reasoning as why it won't go away. Reddit is definitely stupid enough to get rid of it

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

"The API isn't going anywhere, we're just deliberately pricing it out of reach! See? It's different!"

- spez, probably

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

If it stays, I assume it's because spez himself uses it