I can access the old look if I search by domain (i.e. reddit.com/domain/youtu.be) but subreddits and r/popular are all in the new style.
In addition to this, since yesterday old.reddit needs a log in, since this evening the standard reddit also nags (via pop up) for an account when I open a thread via google.
I use redlib.catsarch.com
There are multiple instances to choose from for redlib. There’s a way to load your subscriptions but I can’t be arsed. I just scroll through the top of it.
I am in India and honestly the Indian feed is just horrible filled with fandom wars, iam13andthisisdeep, offensive questions and opinions about sexuality/dating, rehashed relationship questions, toxic celebrity news and the nail in the coffin is political agendas directing narratives.
As much as i love the art, the culture and the developments of my country, the reddit community of india is just immoral, no manners reactive posts.
No body wants to have a discussion, they want to post their thought as a text post and skip the conversation.
Reddit community leaders, at least the good ones, are sorely missed. Good riddance to this app. It will die just as facebook.
I always think its odd when people ask a global news site for advice that is bound to be highly socially specific and seemingly don´t care to state where they are from or ask others where they are from.
Use redlib.catsarch.com, You can replace the url like with xcancel.
This, I think there’s a way to load your subs too. Don’t give these fuckers money.
I haven’t had a reddit account in years but obviously reddit comes up as a relevant search result often. I use the URL Replace extension in Firefox to rewrite any www urls to old. This is still working for me this morning (without login). Maybe they’re rolling it out slowly?
Seems to be depending on geographic location.
This was inevitable when they killed the apps API. That’s why I stopped using reddit after that.
This happened to me recently as well, but I’m using this opportunity to finally get rid of my reddit addiction.
I don’t want to create an account. I don’t want to use new reddit. It gives way too many location dependent results, and the UI has me scrolling way too much to find the same amount of content as old reddit.
Something fun I found out recently though, is that apparently their new UI is so shitty you can be on a blocked page (due to potential NSFW content) and just remove two overlays and the CSS class that prevents scrolling the main body and… just have at it. Look at all the naughty things you like! This is the kind of thing that could be automated really easily with a browser extension. Protect the kids, except when it takes effort to actually write a proper backend, amirite?
i made an acct after a 1+year for a niche content. after i saw the popup, and looked a few posts, where everyone is saying the same thing currently.
https://betanews.com/article/reddit-open-source-changes/
They were calling it in 2017
They really want to turn it off don’t they? I don’t know why they just don’t instead of going through this first.
they are desperate to allow more AI data scraping from reddit, im guessing they ran out of content, and google is probably pressuring them to produce more content.
Same here (Netherlands) since yesterday.
Let it burn! 🔥🔥🔥
Yup i nuked my reddit account just before
Not a reddit user, can someone explain old reddit? I thought it was just the same content with the older (original?) style
I think old Reddit was the older style, but also less scripts/tracking running on the pages.
idk if a script blocker would work on the nag. On my desktop I was trying to view something and used ublock origin element picker to block the nag and allow me to view the site, but I can’t seem to get it to work properly on mobile (even on desktop mode) it seems to be disabling ublock from working.
i tried to block it on mobile, but reddit seems to be able to use other forms to block you. like hiding the comments behind a login wall. how long will the apps that reads reddit will be affected?
No idea, but I’m guessing a script blocker will update or release an option to block them when it’s obvious to then what way it’s being blocked. An app could just easily implement it I guess, if they wanted. Login wall could be unblocked by unlock initially, but it seems to be more difficult on mobile.
That, and it was also the interface not effected by the regular nag screens reddit put up on mobile browsers to get you to use their app, so to sum up a general enshitification workaround.
It’s available for logged in users only since like a month ago or so. During one of the Mod Councils Spez promised they’d never get rid of it as long as someone’s using it, so they’ll just increase friction to access it more and more.
Has been working for me until yesterday without logging in.
And there is a North American in another comment who apparently still can access it without logging in.
So seems like they are rolling it out in steps.
just tried. still works.
Was on a German VPN and it doesn’t work, so probably they’ll start shutting it off country by country.
Maybe they are trying it out in a few countries first.
Where are you from?my mobile phone encountering this currently. after 1min of browsing it pops up and block the page. people have use ublock to try to remove it manually, but it also reported that reddit is aware of that, one thing i notice, it hides the comments until you login. its seems they are testing the waters, likely trying to identify all the attempts to block it, and then bypass altogether.
on desktop you still can block it, but who knows when reddit will get rid of that option too. they are mimicking METAS aggressive account login.
good ol north america.
