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·
    11 个月前

    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·
      11 个月前

      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·
      11 个月前

      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·
        11 个月前

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

      • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
        4·
        11 个月前

        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.

        • QubaXR@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          11 个月前

          None of the Reddit interfaces were ever any good IMHO. The service was only usable thanks to third party readers that redefined its user experience. Without them it’s about as pleasant as gopher.

          • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
            2·
            11 个月前

            Oh compact was just right for me. Fast and mobile friendly and not loads of space taken by pictures.

      • soupuos@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        2·
        11 个月前

        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·
      11 个月前

      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·
        11 个月前

        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

    • WeltEnglish
      2·
      11 个月前

      That’s why I’m here too 🤝