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Recently on mobile it's stopped giving me the option to even view the page anonymously, at least for adult content. It gives me: "This is mature content and

Recently on mobile it's stopped giving me the option to even view the page anonymously, at least for adult content. It gives me: "This is mature content and may not be appropriate for certain viewers. To continue, use the app to confirm you're over 18 and browse anonymously."

khazhoux 3y ago
old.reddit.com
- aqfamnzc 3y ago
  Its days are numbered, I think...
  - wholinator2 3y ago
    If they are then so are my days on reddit. The whole API debacle is already pretty rough for them. I can't imagine removing old.reddit could possibly be a good decision for them now. I have an account but only i choose when to use that account. If reddit removes choice, I'll remove reddit. It's really striking though that all of this hate for these terrible dark patterns invariably ends in a statement like, 'leaving would honestly improve my life'. These companies have become so ingrained and good at attention economy that most people feel like it makes their lives worse, and yet also cannot stop. I have a feeling this whole social media ship could go the way of the opium wars is we don't change course soon
- notfed 3y ago
  "Just modify part of your URL bar every time you click a link to Reddit" falls into "F you".
  - RadiozRadioz 3y ago
    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/old-reddit-redirect/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/old-reddit-re... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirect/dneaehbmnbhcippjikoajpoabadpodje https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirec...
    - mcpackieh 3y ago
      This is even worse. You can't trust either Mozilla or Google to vet the extensions they publish for spyware. So you have to trust and/or verify that this extension does what it says and no more. But worse, you have to vigilantly watch the extension for any changes, even if you trust the developer today he may sell it to a spyware company at any time.
      - RadiozRadioz 3y ago
        This is an open source extension, as stated in the description on both pages. The repository is linked in both, feel free to build it from source and install it locally. You don't even need these extensions, you can set up a redirect rule in uBlock Origin (if you trust that). I sent these extensions to remedy the stated need to manually rewrite the URL, I did not say that using these extensions is a better solution than Reddit turning off the Fuck You pattern.
        mcpackieh 3y ago
        To install an extension locally in Firefox you have to be using a special build or jump through other hoops. All of this goes back to the point; that Reddit is employing the "fuck you" pattern when they force you to jump through such hoops to use the version of their website that actually works.
      - hnthrowaway9829 3y ago
        What platform are you using to write this very comment? If it is open source (Linux etc.), have you gone through the millions of lines of code for each program installed on it?
    - WirelessGigabit 3y ago
      Except I can't do that on my iPhone. No extensions in Edge / Firefox / Chrome.
      - theshrike79 3y ago
shagie 3y ago
That has the feel of hitting some regulatory issues (e.g. Utah's law) and/or having difficulty with porn in the App Store and the content rating of the app there.
- breakingcups 3y ago
  Nah, you don't need to confirm anything except indicate you want to see NSFW content, just like you used to be able to in the website itself. It's just a dark pattern to convert porn viewers to the app.
- duskwuff 3y ago
  No, if it isn't NSFW content the message just changes to something along the lines of "This content hasn't been reviewed and may not be appropriate...". It's an excuse to force users to download the app, not an implementation of a legal requirement.
Anunayj 3y ago
I noticed this too! The reddit webapp on mobile was pretty much unusable before and would constantly ask me to download the app. Accidentally visited it a few days ago and was surprised it didn't happen.
rrobukef 3y ago
If you open any post with a lot of comments and you want to load more comments you must create an account - no option to disable. They really want to smother all mobile but the app.
- fariszr 3y ago
  That's why you use libreddit instead of the official Reddit site https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit
  - deleted 3y ago
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khazhoux 3y ago

old.reddit.com

aqfamnzc 3y ago
Its days are numbered, I think...
- wholinator2 3y ago
  If they are then so are my days on reddit. The whole API debacle is already pretty rough for them. I can't imagine removing old.reddit could possibly be a good decision for them now. I have an account but only i choose when to use that account. If reddit removes choice, I'll remove reddit. It's really striking though that all of this hate for these terrible dark patterns invariably ends in a statement like, 'leaving would honestly improve my life'. These companies have become so ingrained and good at attention economy that most people feel like it makes their lives worse, and yet also cannot stop. I have a feeling this whole social media ship could go the way of the opium wars is we don't change course soon
notfed 3y ago
"Just modify part of your URL bar every time you click a link to Reddit" falls into "F you".
- RadiozRadioz 3y ago
  https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/old-reddit-redirect/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/old-reddit-re... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirect/dneaehbmnbhcippjikoajpoabadpodje https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/old-reddit-redirec...
  - mcpackieh 3y ago
    This is even worse. You can't trust either Mozilla or Google to vet the extensions they publish for spyware. So you have to trust and/or verify that this extension does what it says and no more. But worse, you have to vigilantly watch the extension for any changes, even if you trust the developer today he may sell it to a spyware company at any time.
    - RadiozRadioz 3y ago
      This is an open source extension, as stated in the description on both pages. The repository is linked in both, feel free to build it from source and install it locally. You don't even need these extensions, you can set up a redirect rule in uBlock Origin (if you trust that). I sent these extensions to remedy the stated need to manually rewrite the URL, I did not say that using these extensions is a better solution than Reddit turning off the Fuck You pattern.
      - mcpackieh 3y ago
        To install an extension locally in Firefox you have to be using a special build or jump through other hoops. All of this goes back to the point; that Reddit is employing the "fuck you" pattern when they force you to jump through such hoops to use the version of their website that actually works.
    - hnthrowaway9829 3y ago
      What platform are you using to write this very comment? If it is open source (Linux etc.), have you gone through the millions of lines of code for each program installed on it?
  - WirelessGigabit 3y ago
    Except I can't do that on my iPhone. No extensions in Edge / Firefox / Chrome.
    - theshrike79 3y ago

shagie 3y ago

That has the feel of hitting some regulatory issues (e.g. Utah's law) and/or having difficulty with porn in the App Store and the content rating of the app there.

breakingcups 3y ago
Nah, you don't need to confirm anything except indicate you want to see NSFW content, just like you used to be able to in the website itself. It's just a dark pattern to convert porn viewers to the app.
duskwuff 3y ago
No, if it isn't NSFW content the message just changes to something along the lines of "This content hasn't been reviewed and may not be appropriate...". It's an excuse to force users to download the app, not an implementation of a legal requirement.

Anunayj 3y ago

I noticed this too! The reddit webapp on mobile was pretty much unusable before and would constantly ask me to download the app. Accidentally visited it a few days ago and was surprised it didn't happen.

rrobukef 3y ago

If you open any post with a lot of comments and you want to load more comments you must create an account - no option to disable. They really want to smother all mobile but the app.

fariszr 3y ago
That's why you use libreddit instead of the official Reddit site https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit
- deleted 3y ago
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