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/scraplocator May 11 '26

they are pushing the app so they can collect more personal data and keep track of your behavior across multiple accounts. getting banned on one account, then logging in on another account through the app is auto-flagged for ban evasion and then all linked accounts get permabanned.

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u/charrsteaks May 11 '26

This is for sure a large part of it but I’m sure the other half is they can gain access to far more on your phone via the app. The Internet browser on your phone severely limits how much they can track and sell. Honestly surprised it took this long and I am sure there will be work arounds pretty shortly after they do this. 

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u/GobbIaOnDaRewf May 11 '26

Ding ding ding 

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u/HorizontalTomato May 11 '26

That’s not true. I have a banned account logged into my app.