How social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit
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A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit::A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

  • Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    117·
    9 months ago

    Completely stopped using Reddit since they blocked third party apps in July 2023. I never accessed Reddit through other channels than smartphone.

    • qevlarr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      60·
      9 months ago

      Exactly. This wasn’t a protest as far as I’m concerned. They shut me out. So I no longer visit reddit or moderate any of my subreddits. It’s that simple

    • QubaXR@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      9 months ago

      Yup. Both the desktop website and the official app are garbage UX. With no third party app option, I could not use Reddit even if I wanted to.

      • Womble@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        9 months ago

        old.reddit is still usable, but I’ve also pretty much stopped using reddit since the blackout.

      • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        You can still get to the compact interface with /.i on the end of the URL. But they are making it harder and harder to not use their terrible default interface, which is clearly focused on ad delivery not UX.

      • soupuos@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        RedReader on mobile still works. You can find it in the fdroid app store. There’s also rtv for a terminal reddit client on the desktop.

    • greencactus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      Just FYI, I can still access Reddit through the Infinity app on F-Droid on Android. I don’t have a clue why or how, but it works.

      • fifisaac@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        Same, my version of boost still works for some reason. No idea why but it’s useful if I’m trying to search for something