How social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit
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A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit::A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

  • @[email protected]English
    117•6 months ago

    Completely stopped using Reddit since they blocked third party apps in July 2023. I never accessed Reddit through other channels than smartphone.

    • qevlarrEnglish
      60•6 months ago

      Exactly. This wasn’t a protest as far as I’m concerned. They shut me out. So I no longer visit reddit or moderate any of my subreddits. It’s that simple

    • QubaXREnglish
      24•6 months ago

      Yup. Both the desktop website and the official app are garbage UX. With no third party app option, I could not use Reddit even if I wanted to.

      • @[email protected]English
        15•6 months ago

        old.reddit is still usable, but I’ve also pretty much stopped using reddit since the blackout.

      • @[email protected]English
        4•6 months ago

        You can still get to the compact interface with /.i on the end of the URL. But they are making it harder and harder to not use their terrible default interface, which is clearly focused on ad delivery not UX.

        • QubaXREnglish
          3•6 months ago

          None of the Reddit interfaces were ever any good IMHO. The service was only usable thanks to third party readers that redefined its user experience. Without them it’s about as pleasant as gopher.

          • @[email protected]English
            2•6 months ago

            Oh compact was just right for me. Fast and mobile friendly and not loads of space taken by pictures.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•6 months ago

        RedReader on mobile still works. You can find it in the fdroid app store. There’s also rtv for a terminal reddit client on the desktop.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•6 months ago

      Just FYI, I can still access Reddit through the Infinity app on F-Droid on Android. I don’t have a clue why or how, but it works.

      • @[email protected]English
        3•6 months ago

        Same, my version of boost still works for some reason. No idea why but it’s useful if I’m trying to search for something