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

  • @[email protected]English
    115•11 months ago

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

    • qevlarrEnglish
      60•11 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

    • QubaXREnglish
      24•11 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.

      • @[email protected]English
        15•11 months ago

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

      • @[email protected]English
        2•11 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.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•11 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.

      • @[email protected]English
        3•11 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