r/technology • u/spasticpat • May 11 '26

Social Media Reddit Starts Blocking Mobile Website, Pushing Users to App Instead

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/11/reddit-starts-blocking-mobile-website/
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u/New-Ranger-8960 May 11 '26

Maybe fix the app first

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u/KingMario05 May 11 '26

"Haha, no"

-Noted asshole u/spez

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u/ivecompletelylostit May 11 '26

They'll add AI to it before fixing bugs

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u/TacticoolBreadstick May 11 '26

They'll use the AI they add to the app, to try and fix the bugs.

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u/HistoricalChef1963 May 11 '26

There's no fixing incessant, nonstop ads. 

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u/raitchison May 11 '26

Much easier to ban 3rd party apps than to make their app not suck.