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Agreed. All those 3rd party apps were blocking ads and trackers. Hell you can't even browse Reddit without an account anymore!

brainbag 3y ago
They were not "blocking" ads and trackers, those features are not exposed by the API. They couldn't do it even if they wanted to, which was discussed at some point.
tantalor 3y ago
Not sure what you mean by "trackers". Reddit knows exactly what you did in the 3rd party app via the API. The app tells the API who you are.
jjulius 3y ago
>Hell you can't even browse Reddit without an account anymore! Yes, you can, via old.reddit.com.
- unshavedyak 3y ago
  Which is exactly why i'm leaving Reddit. I don't imagine old.reddit will be around much longer either.
  - anton000 3y ago
    same here. once old.reddit is gone, im gone as well
- plandis 3y ago
  …that’s going to be the next thing they get rid of
  - samstave 3y ago
    They tried to a while ago - and the old.redditors (like me, 17 year account) complained - and they keep it around. I exclusively use old. -- Replying to below: ??? I use OLD+RES for MY consumption and data density - if you dont know how to configure these together to create a much faster, and more aesthetically pleasing (to me) UX - then that sucks. https://i.imgur.com/gdDawWz.png https://i.imgur.com/gdDawWz.png https://i.imgur.com/jlTJGaT.png https://i.imgur.com/jlTJGaT.png So much more pleasant and quicker - especially with hover - I dont even need to click links https://i.imgur.com/jDvjQwM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jDvjQwM.jpg Which of the following do you find pleasing, its personal opinion, so choose what you like - I prefer old. These are the same page, the only diff is old. vs www. https://i.imgur.com/mnl5pCb.png https://i.imgur.com/mnl5pCb.png <-- www https://i.imgur.com/JfFZMQX.png https://i.imgur.com/JfFZMQX.png <-- old --- https://i.imgur.com/WxsmDkc.png https://i.imgur.com/WxsmDkc.png <-- www https://i.imgur.com/cKs3uVA.png https://i.imgur.com/cKs3uVA.png <-- old
    - the_pwner224 3y ago
      Hate to break it to you, but nobody uses old anymore. As a subreddit mod you can see traffic breakdown stats, and old makes up around 5% of traffic. Up to 10% on some subs. I'm a moderator of a highly technical niche sub and it's about 5-10% for me. Other mods of various subs have commented with their stats and it's always in that 5-10 range. Old users may create more content than normal users, I don't know about that. The niche subs might take a hit, but the main website and big subs will continue on without disruption if they kill old. (Assuming mods continue to mod - and Reddit can replace/hire mods as needed)
      - ineedasername 3y ago
        I use old. I’m sure it’s a minority, but either volume or quality of those users is, for now, enough value for Reddit to support it. As much as I’d like them to keep old indefinitely, I’m sure they’re just waiting for the value equation to tip negative before they kill old.
      - kibibu 3y ago
        Can you see traffic through apps/API?

brainbag 3y ago

They were not "blocking" ads and trackers, those features are not exposed by the API. They couldn't do it even if they wanted to, which was discussed at some point.

tantalor 3y ago

Not sure what you mean by "trackers". Reddit knows exactly what you did in the 3rd party app via the API. The app tells the API who you are.

jjulius 3y ago

>Hell you can't even browse Reddit without an account anymore! Yes, you can, via old.reddit.com.

unshavedyak 3y ago
Which is exactly why i'm leaving Reddit. I don't imagine old.reddit will be around much longer either.
- anton000 3y ago
  same here. once old.reddit is gone, im gone as well
plandis 3y ago
…that’s going to be the next thing they get rid of
- samstave 3y ago
  They tried to a while ago - and the old.redditors (like me, 17 year account) complained - and they keep it around. I exclusively use old. -- Replying to below: ??? I use OLD+RES for MY consumption and data density - if you dont know how to configure these together to create a much faster, and more aesthetically pleasing (to me) UX - then that sucks. https://i.imgur.com/gdDawWz.png https://i.imgur.com/gdDawWz.png https://i.imgur.com/jlTJGaT.png https://i.imgur.com/jlTJGaT.png So much more pleasant and quicker - especially with hover - I dont even need to click links https://i.imgur.com/jDvjQwM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/jDvjQwM.jpg Which of the following do you find pleasing, its personal opinion, so choose what you like - I prefer old. These are the same page, the only diff is old. vs www. https://i.imgur.com/mnl5pCb.png https://i.imgur.com/mnl5pCb.png <-- www https://i.imgur.com/JfFZMQX.png https://i.imgur.com/JfFZMQX.png <-- old --- https://i.imgur.com/WxsmDkc.png https://i.imgur.com/WxsmDkc.png <-- www https://i.imgur.com/cKs3uVA.png https://i.imgur.com/cKs3uVA.png <-- old
  - the_pwner224 3y ago
    Hate to break it to you, but nobody uses old anymore. As a subreddit mod you can see traffic breakdown stats, and old makes up around 5% of traffic. Up to 10% on some subs. I'm a moderator of a highly technical niche sub and it's about 5-10% for me. Other mods of various subs have commented with their stats and it's always in that 5-10 range. Old users may create more content than normal users, I don't know about that. The niche subs might take a hit, but the main website and big subs will continue on without disruption if they kill old. (Assuming mods continue to mod - and Reddit can replace/hire mods as needed)
    - ineedasername 3y ago
      I use old. I’m sure it’s a minority, but either volume or quality of those users is, for now, enough value for Reddit to support it. As much as I’d like them to keep old indefinitely, I’m sure they’re just waiting for the value equation to tip negative before they kill old.
    - kibibu 3y ago
      Can you see traffic through apps/API?