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You Can't Look at Porn on Any Reddit Third-Party App Now (www.vice.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Following changes to its API access, users are forced to log in on the official Reddit app if they want to view NSFW content on mobile.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My imagination is that old.reddit.com was cheaper to serve than whatever it is they are doing now. Maybe they make less ad revenue?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

To keep old reddit alive they need to also spend developer time supporting some new features and not breaking legacy code. It's more than just server costs.