I use RSS to fetch reddit posts for subs that are not active in Lemmy.
Sometimes I need to read the comments so I’d view the post from safari. Today, I tried like 3 post and when click on view post, it would redirect me to the App Store.
When I decided to screenshot the page to make this post, it did show the post but would refuse like 1 out of 5 times.
That's some really "spez"ial thinking process right here.
Realize that Reddit needs more traffic and users ASAP
Randomly block access to content
???
Profit!
... seriously ... any site that greets me with pop-ups like "we noticed you're using an adblocker" and stupid captchas and the like gets closed immediatly, and if I need to subscribe / join just to read what some rando on the internet wrote 6 years ago then I'm just going to look for that info elsewhere. Does spez really think that reddit is so incredible and awesome that people would WANT to log in / create an account when confronted with this bullsh*t?
Next up, Reddit renames to Y
If you are using the browser on your phone just go to old.reddit.com and request the desktop site.... although how long that will work for is up in the air.
They’re trying to get extra download numbers for their app. All the actions they’re doing aren’t to make a better site, but to make it look good by the numbers.
Who could've known that Reddit all along was a faceless corporation that makes horrible decisions!
The 3d modeling software i use (SolidWorks) did he exact same thing with their user formums. They used to be an incredibly rich resource for troubleshooting problems and finding creative ways to solve design problems using their software. It was truly something special for professional users of this software. The forum was public and Google searchable.
Then, Dauuault Systems (the parent company of SolidWorks) walled it off for everyone except registered users, which I believe requires a valid license of their software. Guess what? Very few people use it anymore, especially me.
Non reddit users who will open the reddit links for information will now stop looking at it. They won't go through the pain of signing up. Ad revenue loses for the idiots.
On Android, if you go on any reddit post in your browser, you can't scroll down in the comments, at least in my experience. This is probably to incentivize download and using the app, which introduces more problems. If I really need to check a reddit post out, I view it in the browser in desktop view.
spez being spez
So wannabe Elon Musk is copying Elon Musk and twitter?
Just keep making the platform even more unaccessible and user-unfriendly. I'm sure the users don't mind or change platforms.
This will obliterate their google ranking. Bye bye Reddit
I'm shocked.
This shit basically killed reddit as a proffesional information aourcr ror me. No im not gonna log into reddit on my work pc, i just need to be looking for technical data i can find elsewhere.
Once you lose your convenience status you are doomed to die a slow death into becoming a niche old website.
u/spez’s management “style” for sure.
I recommend you try Sink It for Reddit. It’s a Safari extension for iOS Safari that removes the popups that ask you to download and use the app.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sink-it-for-reddit/id6449873635
Reminds me of one of the biggest fuckups another company that just rebranded had recently!
That's faster than expected.
Orion lets you send a custom user agent in requests. I’ve found this to generally avoid the “go use our app” dogshit on iOS. It’s also, so far, been nearly perfect at ad blocking in combo with filtering via NextDNS. Kagi has something going, I sure hope they have a revenue plan.
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