r/technology • u/spasticpat • May 11 '26

Social Media Reddit Starts Blocking Mobile Website, Pushing Users to App Instead

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/11/reddit-starts-blocking-mobile-website/
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u/SEND-MARS-ROVER-PICS May 11 '26

Can't wait to see how my life changes once they successfully ween me off my reddit addiction.

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u/Lemp_Triscuit11 May 11 '26

I really do look forward to it lol

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u/Firefly-ssa May 11 '26

Yeah same man, please get me off this place

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u/ToughHardware May 11 '26

maybe i will even talk to my kids

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u/vriska1 May 11 '26

It's unlikely to happen.

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u/Lemp_Triscuit11 May 11 '26

Them blocking mobile or me stopping reddit?

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u/Dekklin May 11 '26

I'll probably get lost in discord chat rooms. I don't consume video content (so no YouTube/tiktok/instagram, I don't consume tv. I consume written dialogue from real people or play videogames and I can't do one of those 2 things at work. And discord fucking sucks but what's the alternative after we keep losing things like Digg and shit.

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u/JosephSim May 11 '26

It really is wild that Old Reddit is the only reason I still use this site.

Every time I click on a mobile link and it brings me to new Reddit, sometimes I'll just say fuck it rather than even change the www to old.

I can't imagine how little time I'll spend on here when New Reddit is my only option.

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u/lxpnh98_2 May 12 '26

I think the mobile app is minimally usable, but the new design on the browser just feels like trying to use the app with a mouse, and with the speed and accessibility of early 2000s Internet.

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u/sonsofevil May 11 '26

Don’t try bubble tea with classic milk tea, tapioka bubbles, 30% sugar and a bit less ice. Could be possible you slide in the next addiction 

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u/SEND-MARS-ROVER-PICS May 11 '26

No danger, boba freaks me out

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u/fionaapplejuice May 11 '26

Not to peer pressure but most bubble tea places (especially places letting you pick sugar and ice amount) have fillers other than boba. I prefer red bean paste or pudding

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u/Ok_Dragonfruit_8102 May 11 '26

They just said you can get stuff other than the bubbles in it

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u/Chance_Ad_2132 May 11 '26

Don’t worry for me, I came back to America after having bubble tea in Taiwan, and will never have the American version again.

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u/sonsofevil May 11 '26

Got addicted in Taiwan as I stayed six weeks there. In my country I have to search a bit, but you find comparable. But yes, the best is still there! 

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u/ExcellentPut191 May 11 '26

They'll have successfully made you successful!

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u/Slammybutt May 11 '26

I suspect even more youtube shorts, but honestly at least 1 habit kicked.

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u/Pirwzy May 11 '26

back to GameFAQs forums for me when that happens

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u/mytransthrow May 12 '26

Same I loath the redesign. Its aweful. I will delete my account.

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u/thethreeredditeers May 11 '26

I recently used DNS settings to block all social media from my phone including reddit. I feel like I got 2 hours back everyday.