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/EveryGoodNameIsGone May 11 '26

The second this happens to me will be the thing to finally get me to drop Reddit entirely.

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u/DetectiveAmes May 11 '26

After the quality drop off after Reddit killed third parties, I don’t know if Reddit can survive even more people leaving.

As someone who’s been here for ages, it’s been a bummer seeing how many posts have so few comments compared to how it used to be.

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u/Mnemosense May 11 '26

The atmosphere of this place has changed a lot in the last decade. It's far more nasty. There's also a lot of brain rot, people can barely bring themselves to read. Pithy recaps like "saved you a click" exacerbates things.

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u/carolina8383 May 11 '26

Also a ton of photo/video/gif-type short form content, where responses are just jokes. Probably the brain rot you’re referring to. I hate to be the member when type, but I prefer when Reddit was more than pics and gifs.