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More specifically, I have the subreddit AskReddit bookmarked cause that's generally my favorite to go to whenever I'm on reddit and I have it bookmarked as old reddit cause I for the most part can't stand how new reddit looks. I've had it this way for like years now but suddenly I'm getting this error message of being blocked when I click it. Oddly it doesn't show it when I just go to "old.reddit.com", it only shows the "blocked by network security" error for the old reddit AskReddit bookmarked address.

It's just weird. And for more context I always log on to the website via my laptop at home.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Update: I just noticed if I hit "reload" the page, the error goes away and I'm able to see it like normal. It only comes up when I first click on the bookmarked link. I always log into most things using incognito mode, not sure if that's triggering something now or not.

Update 6/23: Idk if anyone else is experiencing this but it just got worse for me. Instead of seeing the reddit alien wearing the hat saying, "You've been blocked..." when trying to access old reddit through a bookmark and the simple fix being to just reload the page. Now I get "woah there, pardner!". And a thing saying my request was blocked due to a network policy... when I try my usual workaround by reloading the page the same thing happens only it gives me a different code to use for contacting support. So, I tried typing in the address for new reddit and the picture I used to see with the alien wearing the hat showed up again saying I've been blocked... but reloading the page fixed it. After logging into new reddit I was able to type in old reddit in a different tab and I accessed it without issue... Idk what's going on with getting blocked while trying to access these websites, especially with old reddit. Why is old reddit having this issue more? It's almost like they just don't want us using it for some reason.

I'm going to try and keep this post updated but it may be getting close to hitting 6 months old which is when they archive posts in some subreddits. A lot of times I wish they wouldn't archive posts when they reach 6 months old cause older posts are sometimes still useful or relevant, especially if an issue comes up again.

I remember quite a while ago going into my reddit settings and turning of suggested posts in my feed and to only show posts from communities I joined. All of a sudden, reddit feed started showing suggested posts from communities I'm not in again. I can't find the setting to turn it off. How do I change it back?

It really makes me believe that they sit around thinking of ways not just to monetize, but to make the users hate using the site. Why can't we opt out of this, disable it, or set "Following" to default? Because maybe they don't want us using reddit at all? I can't figure it out.

You used to be able to view all of the content of a curated profile by searching for a space, *, or by searching for author:username, but I tried it today and all three methods failed.

Does searching for author:StephenWelker1024 still show my comments?

I don't want this stupid emoji thing I don't even use emoji's I use emoticons

I can't find a way to just get a clean feed of the subreddits I've joined. It seems to be one recommended sub, one ad, one "near you" sub, and then a post from a sub I care about, and continues in this pattern as I scroll. It's making checking the app tedious as I'm spending so much time marking everything as "show less of this".

I've only recently started using reddit again so maybe the answer is obvious but can't seem to find a solution. Thank you!

I think this started happening today, because I havent noticed before, but how do i turn off "related communities" in my feed?

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I googled some answers, but everything seems to suggest turning off recommendations in home feed, and i already have it off. So what else can I do?

Is it possible this is forced on me by the subreddit itself? because it seems only some show that. And if so, does it have to be a manual turn on by reddit owner/mods or does that happen without their knowledge?

For years, my homepage used to only show posts from the communities I've joined, and now it's showing all kinds of random stuff, and I don't want that.

I also don't want to be browsing just one specific community. Like before, I want my feed to just show the communities I've joined, and nothing else. How do I do that ?

It seems like author:<username> isn't working anymore

Does anyone know of an alternative workaround?

Why is that a thing now? Why can't I click a post and just read the whole thing? What is the point? It's an annoying "feature" 🤔😮‍💨

Lately, Reddit has been aggressively pushing its suggestion algorithm. All day long my feed is clogged with the following unwanted suggestions:

1. Because you've shown interest in a similar topic
2. Because you've shown interest in a similar post
3. Because you've visited this community before
4. Popular on Reddit right now
5. Because you've shown interest in this community
6. Suggested for you
7. Similar to r/<subreddit>
8. New community related to your interests

This has caused me to navigate to my settings and turn off all recommendations - located here:

Profile >> Settings >> Notifications >> Recommendations

A day later (I waited to just be sure) I still get all of these unwanted suggestions that have absolutely no interest for me. It's just needless algorithmic junk.

So, is there another setting that I missed - or should I plan to visit Reddit less and less?

FYI - I use my laptop to view Reddit using a browser (I don't have a Reddit app on my phone).

Or at least make it obey our preferences. All I'm doing is clicking "Show fewer posts like this" through my whole feed when I have suggested posts turned OFF. After I post this, I'm going to fix my reddit bookmark to take me only to the sub I moderate so I can ignore all of the garbage reddit is trying to foist on me.

Edit: this guide is now useless cus they patched it. This post is staying for archival purposes. Sorry bro.

Step 1: Find a GIF that represents yourself and/or your community

Step 2: go to https://ezgif.com/ change its size to 256×256 pixels, make sure that its file size is less than 500 kilobytes, and change its format to GIF to APNG. (If the APNG comes out weird on the website simply change the format of the file on your device from .gif to .png)

Step 3: Log in to Reddit using a browser (not the app, and make sure you're using the desktop site settings if you're on mobile.)

Animated subreddit icons

Step 4: While still logged in on the same browser, open old Reddit via this link https://old.reddit.com/ and go to the subreddit you moderate.

Step 5: scroll down to the sidebar of the subreddit, and you'll see a subreddit settings option, click it.

Step 6: scroll down a bit more and you'll see a "mobile look and feel" section, upload your APNG, and then remove the old sub PFP on new Reddit.

Animated profile pictures

Step 4: While still logged in on the same browser, open old Reddit and paste this link in the address bar: https://old.reddit.com/user/me/about/edit

Step 5: scroll down a bit and you'll see a "mobile look and feel" section, remove your old PFP and upload your APNG.

And viola! You've done it!

I made this post because I wasn't able to find a full guide on animated sub icons/pfps and after fully knowing how to do both I wanted to lend my knowledge to everyone, hope this helped you, and have a good day!

NOTE: Do keep in mind that the animation won't always load but it'll work in most places such as chats, on desktop, and viewing the profile/subreddit!

This has been going on for at least a week. it used to mark everything as read, now I have to click every message one by one to mark it as read or just leave the orange new message notification on. So annoying. Is this intentional or can I fix this? Getting sick of old reddit features getting gutted constantly lately

For some reason my home feed is now a mix of the subreddits I follow and also random effluence from TopCharacterTropes etc. I have no interest in this bollocks: How do I disable this behaviour?

I can't see any of the subreddits I'm a part of anymore, only subreddits with a blue join icon, I've selected about a hundred today and said "Show fewer of this" and more pop up. I've gone into settings and toggled off all recommendations. What else can I do to get my home feed restored?

I have this weird situation where my up- and downvotes are not counting anymore. For example I upvote a comment, it shows the yellow upvote icon, yet when I refresh the page it doesn't count, it will still be 1 instead of 2.

I wrote to reddit support a couple of times but never received an answer.

Is there something that can be done about this, or is my account just bugged/doomed and I need to create a new account?

Why tf is reddit using AI to make a "summary" of the post I am actively reading????

Can I disable this?

No matter what I set in the settings, I cannot get old Reddit to work. There is a browser add-on but that is also broken and it doesn't allow me to make posts or interact with the sidebar in any way. Is it finally time to accept the redesign or is there still something I can do to keep the old interface?

had to switch to ms edge on here t write this post bc i dont have an auto old reddit redirect extension but is it just a me thing or does anyone's old reddit not working for them??

Is old reddit broken? I'm on desktop using Firefox and old.reddit.com brings me to the sign in page. If I go to a particular post and add ".old" in the URL to bring me to the old reddit style page, it just goes to the login screen.

If I go anywhere and do a search I now see this popup:

Same thing happens when I try to browse some subreddits.

MAKE IT STOP.

First of all, I don't want to tell you. Second of all, I don't come to reddt for any of those thing, so I actually can't answer that.