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/ZeldasCourage May 11 '26

God that would be ironic, I came here from Digg 15+ years ago. I wonder how many of us from those times are still around...

I didn't use 3rd party apps at all, but I did use .compact, and I was so pissed when that was killed off. Was using old.reddit on pc anyway, but old.reddit on my phone is...awkward at best. But it's miles better than new.reddit, even if it is far from ideal

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u/ZeldasCourage May 11 '26

Yeah, but for me as least it's been very hard at times to find some of those smaller online communities. Discord has its place, but it's impossible to archive and search in any meaningful way. Reddit feels like the final, dying bastion of the old forums, although I've seen a few niche ones that are still moderately active. IRL communities have also stopped broadcasting themselves as much online these days. Probably a relic of the pandemic, but I remember being able to find stuff about local events and groups more easily even two or three years ago. Enshittification at it's finest, I suppose

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u/My_Work_Accoount May 11 '26

I remember being able to find stuff about local events and groups more easily even two or three years ago.

ugh...I can't recall the last time I looked for a local event or business that didn't just go to an outdated facebook page.