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+1 on Reddit as well. Reddit doesn't have login walls yet but it has way too much information stored within their walls to not have a backup / non-social-media

+1 on Reddit as well. Reddit doesn't have login walls yet but it has way too much information stored within their walls to not have a backup / non-social-media way of extracting it. It's infeasible to have Reddit blocked because it's UI is intended to be addictive like all social media but also be able to extract information from it.

ben_w 3y ago
For the moment, old.reddit.com is sill useful. For the moment.
- pimlottc 3y ago
  It’s dying a slow death through neglect. Image posts don’t work correctly, image comments don’t show up, and the dirent comment links generated from www don’t work on old
  - apercu 3y ago
    Still better than logging in, using the new web app or downloading the app. It's not like 95% of the content is any good anyway. You have to dig deep into a niche to really get any value, and the last few years, less and less. Of course, I haven't logged in for 3-4 years so maybe I'm missing something. Doubt it.
  - hnick 3y ago
    There's also a thing lately where link targets posted on New Reddit (I assume, since mine aren't doing this) are all lower cased, while the link text is correct as you typed. This breaks the links for some sites. In addition to the issues with underscores getting extra slash-escapes.
thaumasiotes 3y ago
> Reddit doesn't have login walls yet There isn't one on the root directory, but Reddit has plenty of login walls.
- dpassens 3y ago
  On New Reddit. I haven't seen any on Old Reddit yet.
  - thaumasiotes 3y ago
    There's not a difference. If a subreddit requires you to be logged in, then it requires you to be logged in.
whstl 3y ago
There are 18+ age walls that just force you to login, often in unnecessary places. Plus mobile sometimes refuses to show some things. old.reddit still works though.
- godelski 3y ago
  I think this is only true if you're using mobile. If you're on a desktop you can get through just fine. Usually.
- MSFT_Edging 3y ago
  Some subreddits will impose the 18+ wall because reddit hasn't specifically vetted/approved of the subreddit. So it will be something totally not adult, just a small sub with important information you're looking for and you can't view it anonymously from a browser.
  - WaxProlix 3y ago
    These can be avoided by using old.reddit.com instead of www. I think.
rglullis 3y ago
https://academictorrents.com/details/7c0645c94321311bb05bd879ddee4d0eba08aaee https://academictorrents.com/details/7c0645c94321311bb05bd87...
godelski 3y ago
Reddit also now blocks all Mullvad connections that I'm aware of. It's kinda ironic seeing all the scamy YouTube ads promoting using VPNs to watch Netflix in another country when that's never worked and other companies tend to be hostile towards VPN users.

ben_w 3y ago

For the moment, old.reddit.com is sill useful. For the moment.

pimlottc 3y ago
It’s dying a slow death through neglect. Image posts don’t work correctly, image comments don’t show up, and the dirent comment links generated from www don’t work on old
- apercu 3y ago
  Still better than logging in, using the new web app or downloading the app. It's not like 95% of the content is any good anyway. You have to dig deep into a niche to really get any value, and the last few years, less and less. Of course, I haven't logged in for 3-4 years so maybe I'm missing something. Doubt it.
- hnick 3y ago
  There's also a thing lately where link targets posted on New Reddit (I assume, since mine aren't doing this) are all lower cased, while the link text is correct as you typed. This breaks the links for some sites. In addition to the issues with underscores getting extra slash-escapes.

thaumasiotes 3y ago

> Reddit doesn't have login walls yet There isn't one on the root directory, but Reddit has plenty of login walls.

dpassens 3y ago
On New Reddit. I haven't seen any on Old Reddit yet.
- thaumasiotes 3y ago
  There's not a difference. If a subreddit requires you to be logged in, then it requires you to be logged in.

whstl 3y ago

There are 18+ age walls that just force you to login, often in unnecessary places. Plus mobile sometimes refuses to show some things. old.reddit still works though.

godelski 3y ago
I think this is only true if you're using mobile. If you're on a desktop you can get through just fine. Usually.
MSFT_Edging 3y ago
Some subreddits will impose the 18+ wall because reddit hasn't specifically vetted/approved of the subreddit. So it will be something totally not adult, just a small sub with important information you're looking for and you can't view it anonymously from a browser.
- WaxProlix 3y ago
  These can be avoided by using old.reddit.com instead of www. I think.

rglullis 3y ago

https://academictorrents.com/details/7c0645c94321311bb05bd879ddee4d0eba08aaee https://academictorrents.com/details/7c0645c94321311bb05bd87...

godelski 3y ago

Reddit also now blocks all Mullvad connections that I'm aware of. It's kinda ironic seeing all the scamy YouTube ads promoting using VPNs to watch Netflix in another country when that's never worked and other companies tend to be hostile towards VPN users.