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I do not see this behaviour on the latest version of Firefox. I do use old.reddit, however.
by cli 6mo ago
I do not see this behaviour on the latest version of Firefox. I do use old.reddit, however.
- myrion 6mo agoI don't use old Reddit, and haven't noticed this behaviour either.
- moritzwarhier 6mo agoSounds like maybe some prevention against this is already implemented in either particular Android browsers, or ad blockers, maybe even for specific sites? Just speculating, I can't imagine a reason why they'd implement this especially for Safari. Other than A/B-testing or trash code that coincidentally doesn't work in all mobile browsers. Maybe they use the same AI that generates their fictious relationship stories to add these dark patterns to their code base :D
- fluidcruft 6mo agoMy understanding is that Apple keeps Safari fairly broken and doesn't care to implement the Googleverse and leaves a lot of things E_WONTFIX. I have read speculation that broken Safari encourages apps in the App Store.
- moritzwarhier 6mo agohm yeah but the History API is not new or exclusive to Google, also my understanding was that the discussion is about the annoyance "working" on iOS Safari, but not on other platforms. Any way, too many variables here.
- TeMPOraL 6mo agoOld Reddit doesn't do this, it's the "new" one that pretends to be an app, that does it and host of other stupid/user-hostile shit.
- J_Shelby_J 6mo agoIn any case, Reddit lets open links in a new tab in their settings, which resolved the issue for me.