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Reddit has also recently announced moves in regards to NSFW content[1] by limiting data access to mature content more aggressively than they currently do. It se

Reddit has also recently announced moves in regards to NSFW content[1] by limiting data access to mature content more aggressively than they currently do. It seems like an area a lot of platforms are struggling with and seem to opt for a complete ban. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/12qwagm/an_update_regarding_reddits_api/ https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/12qwagm/an_update_r...

taneq 4y ago
Reddit has been increasingly awful like this. Limiting scroll on mobile before forcing you to log in. Constant nags to install the app. Forced login or redirect to the app on mobile or on 'new' reddit for any nsfw content. For now old.reddit.com works to get rid of all this guff but when that goes, so do I.
- unaindz 4y ago
  I recently discovered libreddit and nitter and couldn't be happier. Good UI and loads super fast without restrictions. I recommend to self host though as the public servers can get overwhelmed.
  - jabroni_salad 4y ago
    It is hardly a panacea considering it uses reddit's API, which is about to become a paid feature.
version_five 4y ago
All the efforts by reddit that I've seen along these lines are just to use NSFW content as a lever to try and get people to use their stupid app.
theanti9 4y ago
FWIW, Reddit's new limits are about 3rd party use of their data/APIs. As a regular user, it doesn't really change anything (unless you consume Reddit NSFW content exclusively through a 3rd party app, I guess), so a pretty different case than Imgur's change here, which fundamentally shifts their user-base.
- deminature 4y ago
  3rd party reddit apps rival reddit's own app in terms of popularity, and will be significantly hamstrung by these changes if NSFW content can only be accessed in the official app. Lots of non-porn content is marked NSFW. It may end up having a much larger impact than reddit corporate anticipates.
  - tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
    I think that's intentional. They clearly want to kill those apps because they don't generate ad revenue. Those apps will now also have to move to a subscription-only model because the APIs will be paid, as the Apollo dev confirmed.
    - deminature 4y ago
      I'm trying to take the most charitable interpretation possible instead of assuming malice on the part of reddit, but it's difficult to interpret it any other way than they have decided to kill 3rd party clients and not be upfront about their intentions. It wouldn't be so difficult to swallow if the official mobile app was high quality, but it isn't. There are major UX issues with the official app that haven't been fixed for years. The 3rd party app ecosystem is vibrant because of this. Instead of competing and being the best on merit, they have decided to play their platform-owner veto card which is very disappointing, compounded with their dishonesty about the true intent of these changes.
      - lozenge 4y ago
        They're a huge company, they could easily acquire five of the third party apps, add ads and keep the developers on payroll to maintain the apps. Banning apps that don't show ads of course.
        bolanyo 4y ago
        A main reason people use those apps is to avoid ads. Also to avoid the reddit company's decisions about how stuff should work.
LinAGKar 4y ago
And already now they force you to log in to an account to view NSFW content, unless you go to old.reddit.com.
- account42 4y ago
  Twitter does this too - you need an account in their frontent but the content is still accessible via API or whatever the yt-dlp ends up using.
- Auracle 4y ago
  Which is super annoying because a lot of non-porn things are also marked as NSFW.
  - jandrese 4y ago
    It would be more of an issue if there was ever a reason to not use old.reddit.com. The new Reddit is worse in every way, so it's an easy choice.
    - RoyGBivCap 4y ago
      There are user preferences accessible only through new reddit. That's the only reason I can think of to use it.
- MrYellowP 4y ago
  When you can go to old.reddit.com to view it, they're not actually forcing anyone.
  - LinAGKar 4y ago
    If you know about it, and for as long as it exists. It's also not adapted for mobile.
    - hparadiz 4y ago
      This is one of the only reasons I use a chromium android build with desktop extensions enabled so I can have the old reddit redirect extension.

taneq 4y ago

Reddit has been increasingly awful like this. Limiting scroll on mobile before forcing you to log in. Constant nags to install the app. Forced login or redirect to the app on mobile or on 'new' reddit for any nsfw content. For now old.reddit.com works to get rid of all this guff but when that goes, so do I.

unaindz 4y ago
I recently discovered libreddit and nitter and couldn't be happier. Good UI and loads super fast without restrictions. I recommend to self host though as the public servers can get overwhelmed.
- jabroni_salad 4y ago
  It is hardly a panacea considering it uses reddit's API, which is about to become a paid feature.

version_five 4y ago

All the efforts by reddit that I've seen along these lines are just to use NSFW content as a lever to try and get people to use their stupid app.

theanti9 4y ago

FWIW, Reddit's new limits are about 3rd party use of their data/APIs. As a regular user, it doesn't really change anything (unless you consume Reddit NSFW content exclusively through a 3rd party app, I guess), so a pretty different case than Imgur's change here, which fundamentally shifts their user-base.

deminature 4y ago
3rd party reddit apps rival reddit's own app in terms of popularity, and will be significantly hamstrung by these changes if NSFW content can only be accessed in the official app. Lots of non-porn content is marked NSFW. It may end up having a much larger impact than reddit corporate anticipates.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
  I think that's intentional. They clearly want to kill those apps because they don't generate ad revenue. Those apps will now also have to move to a subscription-only model because the APIs will be paid, as the Apollo dev confirmed.
  - deminature 4y ago
    I'm trying to take the most charitable interpretation possible instead of assuming malice on the part of reddit, but it's difficult to interpret it any other way than they have decided to kill 3rd party clients and not be upfront about their intentions. It wouldn't be so difficult to swallow if the official mobile app was high quality, but it isn't. There are major UX issues with the official app that haven't been fixed for years. The 3rd party app ecosystem is vibrant because of this. Instead of competing and being the best on merit, they have decided to play their platform-owner veto card which is very disappointing, compounded with their dishonesty about the true intent of these changes.
    - lozenge 4y ago
      They're a huge company, they could easily acquire five of the third party apps, add ads and keep the developers on payroll to maintain the apps. Banning apps that don't show ads of course.
      - bolanyo 4y ago
        A main reason people use those apps is to avoid ads. Also to avoid the reddit company's decisions about how stuff should work.

LinAGKar 4y ago

And already now they force you to log in to an account to view NSFW content, unless you go to old.reddit.com.

account42 4y ago
Twitter does this too - you need an account in their frontent but the content is still accessible via API or whatever the yt-dlp ends up using.
Auracle 4y ago
Which is super annoying because a lot of non-porn things are also marked as NSFW.
- jandrese 4y ago
  It would be more of an issue if there was ever a reason to not use old.reddit.com. The new Reddit is worse in every way, so it's an easy choice.
  - RoyGBivCap 4y ago
    There are user preferences accessible only through new reddit. That's the only reason I can think of to use it.
MrYellowP 4y ago
When you can go to old.reddit.com to view it, they're not actually forcing anyone.
- LinAGKar 4y ago
  If you know about it, and for as long as it exists. It's also not adapted for mobile.
  - hparadiz 4y ago
    This is one of the only reasons I use a chromium android build with desktop extensions enabled so I can have the old reddit redirect extension.