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Multiplexer discuss.tchncs.de Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2025-08-25
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Same on phone and different desktop browsers.
Additionally, anonymous access to regular reddit.com is blocked for me on mobile.

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deepfryerdan sh.itjust.works _fryerDan@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-03-10
#2 · Quote Reply

What is reddit?

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stoy lemmy.zip stoy@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-10-17
#3 · Quote Reply

What is reddit?

Sigh, just exactly how does pretending not to know about reddit contribute to the discussion?

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stoy lemmy.zip stoy@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-10-17
#4 · Quote Reply

I have noted it too, I mainly used to browse /r/bestofredditorupdates in the mornings, and noted that when I was traveling to last week that it was blocked in Switzerland, when I got home I could access it for a few days, but I'd already detoxed from it, so I wasn't that interested anymore, and now it is blocked here in Sweden as well.

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paraphrand lemmy.world paraphrand@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-12
#5 · Quote Reply

To keep Reddit safe. Not users on Reddit safe.

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Magical_Spark jlai.lu Magical_Spark@jlai.lu
Joined: 2023-08-29
#6 · Quote Reply

Same here, I started to use old reddit when it became impossible to search content in a specific subreddit (search basically searched all of reddit and on top of that, you get an AI search).

Guess no more accessing some game specific subreddits for me.

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TIEPilot lemmy.world TIEPilot@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-15
#7 · Quote Reply

I can still access old w/o being logged on. It will block me if I use a private window though. Browse w/o interaction and eats up bandwidth. F'em

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hexagonwin lemmy.today hexagonwin@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-02-07
#8 · Quote Reply

same here. worked with phone cellular for a while after my home/work net got blocked, but now that's gone as well..

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DementedSociety lemmy.world DementedSociety@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-07-30
#9 · Quote Reply

"To keep reddit safe"... Lololol

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Zomg piefed.world Zomg@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-07-09
#10 · (edited) Quote Reply

You're already here, but look into browsing through a redlib frontend for other reddit things you need

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untorquer quokk.au untorquer@quokk.au
Joined: 2025-12-03
#11 · Quote Reply

Sigh, just exactly how does pretending not to know about reddit contribute to the discussion?

It's modeling an attitude dismissive of the subject platform. It could also be highlighting one's feelings on discussing the behaviors of that platform's management.

Good, bad, or indifferent, it's a contribution and topical to boot.

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stoy lemmy.zip stoy@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-10-17
#12 · Quote Reply

It's modeling an attitude dismissive of the subject platform. It could also be highlighting one's feelings on discussing the behaviors of that platform's management. Good, bad, or indifferent, it's a contribution and topical to boot.

Good, bad, or indifferent, it's a contribution and topical to boot.

Nope, I can't see how claiming that you don't know about not just the post's subject matter but also the entire community's subject matter, adds anything to the discussion other than annoying others

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Venia aka: Veñya feddit.cl veniasilente@feddit.cl
Joined: 2024-06-14
#13 · Quote Reply

Good, bad, or indifferent, it's a contribution and topical to boot. Nope, I can't see how claiming that you don't know about not just the post's subject matter but also the entire community's subject matter, adds anything to the discussion other than annoying others

You haven't been around the internet much, haven't you.

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untorquer quokk.au untorquer@quokk.au
Joined: 2025-12-03
#14 · Quote Reply

Good, bad, or indifferent, it's a contribution and topical to boot. Nope, I can't see how claiming that you don't know about not just the post's subject matter but also the entire community's subject matter, adds anything to the discussion other than annoying others

I found it sympathetic tbh.

I can't see how discouraging engagement on a free and open alternative promotes the goals of most lemmy instances. I get that some want a small isolated and difficult to reach communities but the mainstream statement is usually along the lines of displacing commercial media by means of providing a welcoming alterative.

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Venia aka: Veñya feddit.cl veniasilente@feddit.cl
Joined: 2024-06-14
#15 · Quote Reply

Maybe it's time I launch magazines on mbin for all the other r/communities that I liked, hoping at least some of those pick up.

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stoy lemmy.zip stoy@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-10-17
#16 · Quote Reply

You haven't been around the internet much, haven't you.

Only ever since the 90s

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TheDudeski thelemmy.club mantan1701@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2026-08-19
#17 · Quote Reply

Oh my dudeski, they have somehow effectively blocked me from accessing the site AT ALL! It doesn't matter what browser I use, I keep getting a redirect error and can't even access the site. These idiots went FULL NUCLEAR on a good majority of its base just a day after going on the S&P market. They really fucked the whole users and the idea of what Reddit WAS about!

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TheDudeski thelemmy.club mantan1701@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2026-08-19
#18 · Quote Reply

"To keep reddit safe"... Lololol

SERIOUSLY!?! Well Reddit can Fuckit!

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koka_noodles lemmy.world koka_noodles@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#19 · Quote Reply

There have been many migrations from one site to another, I don't think this will be same as the big digg exodus.

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mobyduck648 lemmy.world mobyduck648@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-05
#20 · Quote Reply

"To keep reddit safe"... Lololol

Safe from people scraping it and proving how damn robotic a lot of their content is these days no less.

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jumping redditor [they/them] sh.itjust.works jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-30
#21 · Quote Reply

new reddit anonymous access is incredibly annoying because it gives a popup every few seconds

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Tiral lemmy.world Tiral@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-08
#22 · Quote Reply

new reddit anonymous access is incredibly annoying because it gives a popup every few seconds

Use desktop mode on your phone. It won't pop up.

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Ashrakal lemmy.ml Ashrakal@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2026-03-24
#23 · Quote Reply

You’re not really losing much of value there, Reddit was set on its enshittification course for years.

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jumping redditor [they/them] sh.itjust.works jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-30
#24 · Quote Reply

Use desktop mode on your phone. It won't pop up.

I meant on desktop

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Souvenir lemmy.dbzer0.com Souvenir@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2026-08-06
#25 · Quote Reply

You’re not really losing much of value there, Reddit was set on its enshittification course for years.
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lightnsfw reddthat.com lightnsfw@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-08-15
#26 · Quote Reply

new reddit anonymous access is incredibly annoying because it gives a popup every few seconds

It's annoying when you're logged in too. That site is hot garbage.

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lightnsfw reddthat.com lightnsfw@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-08-15
#27 · Quote Reply

I get redirected when I'm logged in but not when I'm not. Mobile still works but I don't think I've logged in again on my phone since it broke so I may be on borrowed time there. My accounts been banned for years and I only use it for porn anyway so no big loss there.

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steeznson lemmy.world steeznson@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-06
#28 · (edited) Quote Reply

They killed their RSS feeds too for old.reddit.com (still works on some regular reddit urls like https://reddit.com/r/games.rss)

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Venia Silente lemmy.dbzer0.com veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-06-09
#29 · Quote Reply

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The only problem is that I still have the muscle memory of quickly typing reddit when opening a browser

Libredirect should get that solved for you, for now.

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Venia Silente lemmy.dbzer0.com veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-06-09
#30 · Quote Reply

Only ever since the 90s

Ouch. My condolences.

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updn lemmy.ca updn@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-08-10
#31 · Quote Reply

Even logged in (with a banned account) doesn't work anymore.

Oh well, fuck spez

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AuTo lemmy.ca AuTo@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-08-20
#32 · Quote Reply

Whats scary is this is the only place I've found any discussion about it. No news, no youtube vids about it, just silence all aroundd

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Danika7 lemmy.world Danika7@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-08-21
#33 · Quote Reply

Reddit is now in my 'forget it' zone - It's nothing more than a sewer at this point.
There aren't very many people on there anymore anyway. The whole platform is swimming with millions of chatbots.

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