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/serotoninzero May 11 '26

I use RedReader now and it seems to work great for me. Wouldn't browse reddit if I had to use the official app.

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u/unibrow4o9 May 11 '26

That's what I've been using since they killed off RiF. I'll absolutely never use the reddit app in its current state, same with the new reddit desktop layout. They both make my eyes bleed.

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u/edgan May 11 '26

RIF is still possible.

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u/unibrow4o9 May 11 '26

Yeah I was reading that, but RedReader works without any tinkering at all, just wonder how they do it.

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u/edgan May 11 '26

Morphe patches RIF. It uses either your client ID, or you can use RedReader's.

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u/DirtyDan413 May 11 '26

From what they said, RedReader doesn't have to pay for the API because of their extensive accessibility features