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They finally killed the `old.reddit.com` subdomain for logged-out users this week, which was the final push I needed to stop even idly browsing. I've been using

They finally killed the `old.reddit.com` subdomain for logged-out users this week, which was the final push I needed to stop even idly browsing. I've been using the site since at least the digg exodus in 2010.

operatingthetan 1mo ago
They are trying to stop scraping, I guess.
- spaqin 1mo ago
  Scrapers won't be stopped by needing an account; in the recent discussion [0] about this, someone mentioned that there's even a JSON API you can use - by appending .json to any post! It's to drive engagement... for the advertisers. They gotta keep the valuation up after the IPO. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015533
  - operatingthetan 1mo ago
    Well ya, but they have written posts to mods explaining that their long term goal is to limit scraping.
  - dom96 1mo ago
    I exposed this JSON API in the same style as their original API at api.reddiw.com and they banned my account without warning. I explicitly included my reddit username in the user-agent so that they could reach out if they had a problem with it. Nope, straight to banning my decade old account. The company has turned evil sadly.
    - monksy 1mo ago
      spez likes your comment.
simoncion 1mo ago
> They finally killed the `old.reddit.com` subdomain for logged-out users this week... Is it a gradual shutdown? [0] works just fine for me, and I don't and have never had a Reddit account so I'm always logged out. I've visited a few of the comment threads on that page and they all display just fine. [0] <https://old.reddit.com/r/mikrotik/ https://old.reddit.com/r/mikrotik/>
- OkGoDoIt 1mo ago
  It’s been broken for me for at least a week. When I click that link I get: Log in to use old Reddit To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit. Log in, or continue without an account on reddit.com. By continuing, you agree to our User Agreement and acknowledge that you understand the Privacy Policy — Somehow Reddit thinks I care enough about their content to set up an account and log in just to read it. They are mistaken.
  - simoncion 1mo ago
    Hmm. I'm using Firefox on a full-sized computer (that is, not a phone or tablet). Do you get different results with Firefox on a full-sized computer, or is that your primary web browser? > Somehow Reddit thinks I care enough about their content to set up an account and log in just to read it. They are mistaken. Same here.
    - OkGoDoIt 1mo ago
      I wouldn’t be surprised if it has more to do with the fact that I’m currently in Vietnam. I certainly get a lot of websites that give me extra hassle about accessing from here, or some simply refuse to load at all. Just try booking a domestic USA flight on Frontier Airlines or Southwest Airlines while currently being in Southeast Asia… For what it’s worth, I’ve received this on my iPhone running safari. I almost never use Reddit, and when I do it’s usually because I’m casually browsing and someone linked to it, and for that type of usage I’m almost always on my phone. I can’t remember the last time I attempted to access Reddit on an actual computer. But I’m clearly not their target user, I simply don’t care about them enough to be willing to jump through any hoops.
nextaccountic 1mo ago
They are also slowly killing /r/all ahead of the elections
ybbond 1mo ago
you can still access old reddit by choosing on Settings → User Preferences → Prefer classic UI or something like that
- n1c 1mo ago
  As the gp says, only if you're logged in.
- xienze 1mo ago
  They've also been making it so the preference seemingly doesn't stick now. Used to be it would just randomly undo that setting, now it just doesn't respect it at all in my experience.

operatingthetan 1mo ago

They are trying to stop scraping, I guess.

spaqin 1mo ago
Scrapers won't be stopped by needing an account; in the recent discussion [0] about this, someone mentioned that there's even a JSON API you can use - by appending .json to any post! It's to drive engagement... for the advertisers. They gotta keep the valuation up after the IPO. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015533
- operatingthetan 1mo ago
  Well ya, but they have written posts to mods explaining that their long term goal is to limit scraping.
- dom96 1mo ago
  I exposed this JSON API in the same style as their original API at api.reddiw.com and they banned my account without warning. I explicitly included my reddit username in the user-agent so that they could reach out if they had a problem with it. Nope, straight to banning my decade old account. The company has turned evil sadly.
  - monksy 1mo ago
    spez likes your comment.

simoncion 1mo ago

> They finally killed the `old.reddit.com` subdomain for logged-out users this week... Is it a gradual shutdown? [0] works just fine for me, and I don't and have never had a Reddit account so I'm always logged out. I've visited a few of the comment threads on that page and they all display just fine. [0] <https://old.reddit.com/r/mikrotik/ https://old.reddit.com/r/mikrotik/>

OkGoDoIt 1mo ago
It’s been broken for me for at least a week. When I click that link I get: Log in to use old Reddit To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit. Log in, or continue without an account on reddit.com. By continuing, you agree to our User Agreement and acknowledge that you understand the Privacy Policy — Somehow Reddit thinks I care enough about their content to set up an account and log in just to read it. They are mistaken.
- simoncion 1mo ago
  Hmm. I'm using Firefox on a full-sized computer (that is, not a phone or tablet). Do you get different results with Firefox on a full-sized computer, or is that your primary web browser? > Somehow Reddit thinks I care enough about their content to set up an account and log in just to read it. They are mistaken. Same here.
  - OkGoDoIt 1mo ago
    I wouldn’t be surprised if it has more to do with the fact that I’m currently in Vietnam. I certainly get a lot of websites that give me extra hassle about accessing from here, or some simply refuse to load at all. Just try booking a domestic USA flight on Frontier Airlines or Southwest Airlines while currently being in Southeast Asia… For what it’s worth, I’ve received this on my iPhone running safari. I almost never use Reddit, and when I do it’s usually because I’m casually browsing and someone linked to it, and for that type of usage I’m almost always on my phone. I can’t remember the last time I attempted to access Reddit on an actual computer. But I’m clearly not their target user, I simply don’t care about them enough to be willing to jump through any hoops.

nextaccountic 1mo ago

They are also slowly killing /r/all ahead of the elections

ybbond 1mo ago

you can still access old reddit by choosing on Settings → User Preferences → Prefer classic UI or something like that

n1c 1mo ago
As the gp says, only if you're logged in.
xienze 1mo ago
They've also been making it so the preference seemingly doesn't stick now. Used to be it would just randomly undo that setting, now it just doesn't respect it at all in my experience.