this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2023
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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. This will actually 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/web/20230611224026/https://old.reddit.com/r/help/comments/135tly1/helpdid_reddit_just_destroy_mobile_browser_access/jim40zg/

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[–] fwgx@f.fwgx.uk 12 points 2 years ago

So the only option will be their own terrible mobile app. thanks, but no thanks!

[–] maniajack@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Is there a revanced reddit app?

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

What a bunch of dickheads, I'll stop using reddit entirely if they keep pulling shit like this. Hope Lemmy eats their lunch!

[–] jacktherippah@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] Mogster@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago

What an amazingly hostile move. It's finally pushed me to delete the mobile app altogether.

[–] Sabata11792@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Reddit: "I wonder how many ways I can kill my platform at the same time?"

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[–] 5redie8@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

Of course they are, gotta make everyone use the shitty app to farm as much data as possible!

[–] Chiara@feddit.it 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh wow, they're really digging themselves deep into that shithole

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[–] Subito@beehaw.org 10 points 2 years ago

At least the messaging is clear by the CEO: f*ck you, reddit users

[–] TenNinetythree@vlemmy.net 10 points 2 years ago

A few weeks ago, Reddit stopped the one usable mobile interface (.compact). Since then, I stopped visiting Reddit on mobile apart from a few moments of trying out miserable 3rd party apps.

[–] Pee_on_tech@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The mobile browsing experience was a huge shitshow anyway. Randomly refreshing webpage, comments never posting or posting 5 times, expanding comments would work sometimes. They actively nuked it to make people use the reddit app. Fuck them

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[–] happyhippo@feddit.it 10 points 2 years ago

I had planned to leave reddit by end of June already, and have uninstalled Infinity from my phone a couple of days ago.

But man, this piece of news makes me wish I could do even more to boycott the platform. They are nuts. Enjoy the failure 😉

[–] prallax@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

As if there was somebody on the fence about what direction Reddit is taking. Glad I left

[–] ngoomie@pawb.social 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

And they really don't stop comin, eh? Corporate social media sites in general keep shooting themselves in the foot lately lmao, I think we're about on track for a massive revolution in how the internet landscape looks and works sometime soon. Or, that's what I hope anyways :x

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[–] Sean_Thomas@beehaw.org 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As if it wasn’t bad enough to ask if I want to use the default mobile app every time I go to a Reddit page on my mobile web browser. 😕

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[–] NicoCharrua@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reminder that even though reddit tried to remove the compact site, it's still available through https://reddit.com/.i

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