Opened reddit (regular, not old) in chrome this morning and im seeing non-dismissable login page.

is this correct - reddit now fully login gated? wtf

  • pulsewidth@lemmy.world
    41·
    3 months ago

    Honestly? Good.

    The sooner the world moves on from ever using Reddit again, the better.

    For old threads with useful posts, there’s the Wayback Machine from the Internet Archive and several browser extensions that enable using it with Reddit seamlessly.

    For everything else it provided, there are now far better alternatives.

  • Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world
    311·
    3 months ago

    Their goal is not to maintain great content but to make as much profit as possible

    It’s run by cunts for cunt reasons

  • Doro Fan@lemmy.world
    18·
    3 months ago

    Mobile forces to install the app, web don’t work no more, old reddit slowly getting removed…

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
    10·
    3 months ago

    Was a matter of time.

    I despite, DESPISE how the mobile Reddit page freezes my entire mobile browser to try and get me to log in, after like a 10 second timer. It freezes the whole browser, it forces full screen and disables touch input outside the login; I literally have to close and restart the app.

    If that isn’t malware, I don’t know what is.

  • Enchanted@lemmy.world
    9·
    3 months ago

    Was the final nail in the coffin for me. Blocked Reddit via DNS house-wide so there’s no chance I accidentally visit them again… Can be annoying since so many answers are there, but as others have said extensions + wayback machine solve that. The block had reduced my frustration level considerably though, I have no regrets.

  • speaksintv@lemmy.world
    6·
    3 months ago

    Wow I just hit this too. Admittedly I still hop on reddit since Lemmy can “run out” of content from time to time (or maybe I’m new with few communities idk).

    Anyways, after they banned my 14 year account, then immediately some old alt accounts, took away old reddit without an account, and now THIS? I mean this is over the top. They’re saying NO ONE anywhere can read reddit on desktop (coming soon to mobile!) without an account?

    They must be desperate to up DAU. I don’t think I’ve ever created an account just to piss away time on a website.

      • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        3·
        3 months ago

        There’s still a chance that your residential subnet has been used by residential-ip VPNs. Other than that, dunno. Does old. work?

          • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            3·
            3 months ago

            It’s probably an A/B testing. Some people are not allowed to browser not-logged in and some are, then they check how much it affects engagement or bounce-rate or smt.

            • glockenspiel@lemmy.world
              3·
              3 months ago

              It’s exactly this. And no matter how much one wants to reframe this (or hold out hope it isn’t implemented), the die has already been cast. The very fact that this ever made it out of early discussions should tell everybody it’s the end of reddit for them.

              I don’t know how many communities this has to happen with before the message sinks in: gatekeeping can be good, and it needs to be done more often. Because the moment an entity, like Reddit, can replace its original core audience with drama-chasing slop consumers, it’s over.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    1·
    3 months ago

    Absolutely zero problem accessing it here? Haven’t had an account for many years.
    But the interface is absolute crap, it looks almost void of content compared to how reddit used to work.
    Apparently the new layout is designed for simpletons?

    Edit:
    Same problem here now, it just takes a little while before the popup shows.

  • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    21·
    3 months ago

    The fuck is this “front page”

    I always see people say this, but on mobile in browser it still works. Not that you should go there. Im on waterfox if it matters, ignore my 11 tabs, i was looking at recipes yesterday lol

    The “front page” is a joke now, ill check it like 2ce a month. Its also can be interesting to compare comments on the same article posted there and here. Reddit is now like, facebook quality.