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Reddit forces login to access old.reddit.com (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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As of a few minutes ago old.reddit.com now seems to requre logging in to access it.

Shame as it was still the best place to browse for info about some niche interests.

Edit: Seems like they might be testing the change as it is hit or miss at the moment.

Edit: Adding this to My flilters in uBlock Origin seems to fix the issue for the time being:

||reddit.com^$header=referer:

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[–] 4 points 14 hours ago (1 child)

Happened weeks ago for me. I begrudgingly made a throwaway account with a throwaway email.

Then they slapped me with age verification as well.

Fuck 'em.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 hour ago

    In five years my reddit account won't need verification since it's currently 13 years old!

    But yeah there's a bunch of solid info and guides on there, niche subjects. I browse some niche subs sometimes but I refuse to interact, not even up or downvote. Sometimes someone asks a question and it hurts to not be about to post the answer, but I only actively use Lemmy and forums now.

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