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by monksy8 hours ago |
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upvoteby ghostpepper8 hours ago|
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They finally killed the `old.reddit.com` subdomain for logged-out users this week, which was the final push I needed to stop even idly browsing. I've been using the site since at least the digg exodus in 2010.
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upvoteby nextaccountic5 hours ago|
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They are also slowly killing /r/all ahead of the elections
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upvoteby ybbond4 hours ago|
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you can still access old reddit by choosing on Settings → User Preferences → Prefer classic UI or something like that
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upvoteby n1c4 hours ago|
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As the gp says, only if you're logged in.
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upvoteby xienze19 minutes ago|
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They've also been making it so the preference seemingly doesn't stick now. Used to be it would just randomly undo that setting, now it just doesn't respect it at all in my experience.
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upvoteby operatingthetan8 hours ago|
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They are trying to stop scraping, I guess.
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upvoteby spaqin7 hours ago|
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Scrapers won't be stopped by needing an account; in the recent discussion [0] about this, someone mentioned that there's even a JSON API you can use - by appending .json to any post! It's to drive engagement... for the advertisers. They gotta keep the valuation up after the IPO.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015533

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upvoteby dom962 hours ago|
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I exposed this JSON API in the same style as their original API at api.reddiw.com and they banned my account without warning. I explicitly included my reddit username in the user-agent so that they could reach out if they had a problem with it. Nope, straight to banning my decade old account.

The company has turned evil sadly.

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upvoteby operatingthetan4 hours ago|
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Well ya, but they have written posts to mods explaining that their long term goal is to limit scraping.
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upvoteby simoncion7 hours ago|
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> They finally killed the `old.reddit.com` subdomain for logged-out users this week...

Is it a gradual shutdown? [0] works just fine for me, and I don't and have never had a Reddit account so I'm always logged out. I've visited a few of the comment threads on that page and they all display just fine.

[0] <https://old.reddit.com/r/mikrotik/>

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upvoteby OkGoDoIt6 hours ago|
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It’s been broken for me for at least a week. When I click that link I get:

Log in to use old Reddit To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit. Log in, or continue without an account on reddit.com.

By continuing, you agree to our User Agreement and acknowledge that you understand the Privacy Policy

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Somehow Reddit thinks I care enough about their content to set up an account and log in just to read it. They are mistaken.

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upvoteby suddenlybananas36 minutes ago|
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"To keep Reddit safe", god why do they have to lie in such an obnoxious and patronising way?
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upvoteby edoceo6 hours ago|
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I get the login wall too. Chrome (incognito)/Android/Pixel
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upvoteby simoncion6 hours ago|
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Hmm.

I'm using Firefox on a full-sized computer (that is, not a phone or tablet). Do you get different results with Firefox on a full-sized computer, or is that your primary web browser?

> Somehow Reddit thinks I care enough about their content to set up an account and log in just to read it. They are mistaken.

Same here.

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upvoteby OkGoDoIt6 hours ago|
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I wouldn’t be surprised if it has more to do with the fact that I’m currently in Vietnam. I certainly get a lot of websites that give me extra hassle about accessing from here, or some simply refuse to load at all. Just try booking a domestic USA flight on Frontier Airlines or Southwest Airlines while currently being in Southeast Asia…

For what it’s worth, I’ve received this on my iPhone running safari. I almost never use Reddit, and when I do it’s usually because I’m casually browsing and someone linked to it, and for that type of usage I’m almost always on my phone. I can’t remember the last time I attempted to access Reddit on an actual computer. But I’m clearly not their target user, I simply don’t care about them enough to be willing to jump through any hoops.

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upvoteby onli4 hours ago|
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Doesn't work in Europe either -> full login wall, Desktop Firefox.
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upvoteby simoncion6 hours ago|
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> I certainly get a lot of websites that give me extra hassle about accessing from here, or some simply refuse to load at all.

That's fuckin lame.

Thanks for the detailed reply.

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upvoteby duskdozer4 hours ago|
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I haven't been able to access old reddit for ages, but it is different now. Previously, they just gave me that obnoxious fedora-reddit-guy "whoa there pardner!" and some anti-bot message I think, but now it explicitly says "Log in to use old Reddit. To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit."
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upvoteby flir1 hours ago|
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logged-out users have been blocked if using a VPN for a while.
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upvoteby progval3 hours ago|
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It worked for me (from two French IP addresses in different ASs) for two or three weeks since people started talking about. Now it's gone too.
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upvoteby monksy6 hours ago|
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That link is giving me a login screen completely on desktop.

New reddit: Doesn't require a login Redlib: Doesn't require a login

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upvoteby LaurensBER5 hours ago|
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My Reddit account is 14 years old, I've decided to stop using the website and overwrite all historical comments with a protest message.

I honestly did not enjoy it anymore, almost all subs feel political these days (and the worst kind of politics, American politics ;)), the hive mind downvotes everything that it disagrees with (irrespective of the merit or quality of the message) and you get bans for seemingly everything if the mods disagree with you (/r/UnitedKingdom for criticizing the government motability scheme, /r/Europe for "rape belittlement" for a message in which I mentioned _war crimes_ such as rape. I guess calling it a war crime isn't serious enough...).

Glad to have ditched it! It's a shame there isn't a similar community like old Reddit but I guess we'll get one at some point!

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