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Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browsers (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As quoted from the linked post.

It looks like you’re part of one of our experiments. The logged-in mobile web experience is currently unavailable for a portion of users. To access the site you can log on via desktop, the mobile apps, or wait for the experiment to conclude.

This is separate from the API issue. This will actually BLOCK you from even viewing reddit on your phone without using the official app.

Archive.org link in case the post is removed.

https://web.archive.org/web/20230611224026/https://old.reddit.com/r/help/comments/135tly1/helpdid_reddit_just_destroy_mobile_browser_access/jim40zg/

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AB testing whether the site works at all is not the same as AB testing a new feature. It's a ridiculous thing to do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No this is something big companies do all the time to test how well it does with a subset of customers before rolling it out fully.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They test new features on subsets of customers. "Blocking the entire web app" is not a feature.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You clearly are not /u/spez

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Next up will be "buy our loot boxes to get awards, up votes, and down votes for the day! 🤑"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Micropayments to access individual subreddits?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, paywalls for all the popular stuff. "You've reached your limit of r/aww for the month. Please subscribe to see more soft, fuzzy animals. In the meantime, check out our free promoted subreddit of the month, r/NestleistheBest"