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Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browsers (old.reddit.com)
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Crossgeposted von: https://lemmy.world/post/57306

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. This will actually BLOCK you from even viewing reddit on your phone without using the official app.

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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] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's gotta be on purpose to force anyone not using the app onto it or away from Reddit entirely

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This.

The app is where they can control the user the most while gathering maximum data.

So now they're just going about the process of making the app the only way to access their site.