Reddit signals ominous upcoming "changes” for old.reddit.com
arstechnica.com
Reddit says the beloved site is used for some "bad behavior."

As of a few minutes ago old.reddit.com now seems to requre logging in to access it.

Shame as it was still the best place to browse for info about some niche interests.

Edit: Seems like they might be testing the change as it is hit or miss at the moment.

Edit: Adding this to My flilters in uBlock Origin seems to fix the issue for the time being:

||reddit.com^$header=referer:

  • Nobilius@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    3 days ago

    Reddit being absolutely horrendous is what moved me to this site. I wish there was more people and more prominent communities though.

    • Frettchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      More people means more people! Most of us didn’t like people!

      Honestly reddit went shit when everyone knew about it. You got mainstream shit that you could get on Facebook too. Don’t wish for more people! This makes it more fun and you can keep up.

  • captain_spicard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    243·
    5 days ago

    I discovered Lemmy last week. Lurked for a while, then finally created an account. The experience is much better than Reddit so I say good riddance.

  • ooo_shiny@lemmy.nzEnglish
    10·
    3 days ago

    Reddit has some cool communities that don’t quite exist elsewhere, and even though I’ve found old-school forums for some of them, the vibe is different (usually older people who are often retired and can’t envision not having money or free time).

    I used to pay a sub to Reddit but stopped back when they shafted Apollo. I wonder how things might have gone had Reddit focused on its community rather than the sad process of enshitificafion.

    • pollodehule@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      Yeah, same. I already had an account on Lemmy but kept going back occasionally. This really pushed me away completely.

    • JensSpahnpasta@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      Yeah, kind of. I refuse to login and notice how often I still klick on Reddit. That is like a cold shower, but cures the muscle memory.

  • BuckFutter@timeyak.comEnglish
    78·
    5 days ago

    Yep loved old.reddit but nope, no more. Happy to be a Lemmyor now 😀 or whats the correct term? Lol. Cheers!

  • eggpl4nt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    35·
    4 days ago

    This news finally convinced me to make a Lemmy account so I can participate a little more instead of lurk. That, and generally how awful Reddit has been becoming for like, several years at this point, since the IPO.

    I’ve swapped out RedReader on my phone’s home screen with Boost; though I think it’ll take some time to break the Reddit addiction.

    I am looking forward to seeing Lemmy’s growth!

      • eggpl4nt@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        Yeah, it’s quite active now, how exciting! I started browsing it just like I did RedReader last night and it didn’t feel like I was missing out on news or conservations. Also I like the Boost UI in some ways more than RedReader’s, so I’m sure that’s helping make the transition easier lol. Reddit really shot itself in the foot destroying all the popular 3rd party apps, reddit is fun was my beloved. RedReader is nice to have still available, but it honestly doesn’t hold a candle to rif’s nice UI/UX. Boost being basically on par with rif for me is making letting go of reddit all the more easier.

        • vogi@piefed.socialEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          Welcome to the last human holdout on the world wide web.

          I believe Boost Has Ads right? Im using Summit by @idunnololz@lemmy.world and its phenomenal. It has no ads and is highly customisable or at least the parts you would want to customise are. Its UI is up to date and feels right at home with the rest of Android Apps. Maybe you can give it a try, or not if Boost works for you. :)

          • eggpl4nt@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            4 days ago

            It do feel quite human in here, thank you thank you. :)

            I think Boost does have ads, but it seems like I probably paid for premium at some point because I haven’t seen any. Way to go, past me. (I’ll be sure to check out Summit though, it looks quite nice too!)

    • lemmygarden@lemmy.todayEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      I was addicted to reddit. They killed the Reddit is Fun app that I used every day for 10 years, so I had to switch to Lemmy. It was the best thing that happened to me. It took me a few days to stop missing reddit but I am so much happier with Lemmy and never want to go back there again.

      • ludo@feddit.nuEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        I have a similar story, but in response to their action against RIF, i just started lurking old.reddit without an account (as matter of principle, I stopped using my account). Now I’ve finally made the switch, but am having trouble navigating here. What are your fav communities on lemmy, if I may ask? Honestly quite happy that they removed my access to reddit, as now I can participate in dedicated forums like in the internet of old, before the massive internet hubs AKA reddit, insta, fb etc :)

    • Allero@lemmy.todayEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      Welcome! Lemmy lives on active participation, and you made the right call. Besides, the chatter here can get lively!

      Not to mention we have some Lemmywide games and activities from time to time (the most recent being the Season 4 of !thebutton@lemmy.zip, the basic idea of which you may recognize from Reddit), and you’ll need an account to take part!

    • imminent_nebula@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      I created a new account a year ago to lurk instead of comment, but you’re right, participation = growth. I’ll be joining in again.

  • Samsy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    61·
    5 days ago

    Welcome to Lemmy for the last reddit users, that used old.reddit, looks like we are complete now. The rest of reddit are noobs and bots.

    • Mikekm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      37·
      5 days ago

      I came here three years ago when they killed the API and Reddit is Fun on mobile. I refuse to use their mobile site but still used their desktop. If they kill old.reddit I guess I’m done then.

      • Scrollone@feddit.itEnglish
        8·
        5 days ago

        You can do it. Just delete your account. I did it. I live without Reddit now, and I’m happy. After a while you won’t miss that cesspool

      • WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        Same here but when they killed Joey App. But I haven’t gone back for anything and refuse to use it at all. It’s so bad every time my wife shows me shit on there.

      • Regrettable_incident@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        Same as me, except I never went back. I don’t spend as much time here as I used to on reddit, but most of that was wasted time anyway.

      • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
        1·
        4 days ago

        i only use it on the browser. got banned last year during the purges. you can make another acc after a while(unknown), with a fork, that reddit is not used to. i just use the niche subs, no interest in the main subs(where most are happening)

    • HerbGrower@slrpnk.netEnglish
      6·
      5 days ago

      Used Lemmy for a while but still browsed reddit logged out a bit. I noticd this recently so its only Lemmy now.

  • TechSquidTV@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    4 days ago

    I’m sick of reddit. I’ve been banned three times for calling out Nazis. Nazis don’t get banned though

    • mrmisses@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      4 days ago

      Same. I said “fuck republicans” and got ‘permanently suspended’… which is just the dumbest thing in itself

      • UselessAsshole@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 days ago

        Meanwhile in r/hornymoderators:

        "Fuck Republicans! Come enjoy of my disaster of a human body, conservative ladies! Runners up will be invited to my pool of hand stuff volunteering until my double carpal tunnel surgery someday.

    • captain_spicard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      I criticized ICE, and about 12 hours later I was met with a “Blocked by network security” page. The only option was to appeal to support, who wanted an explanation. I could still access my user settings so I went straight to the account deletion option.

    • lemmygarden@lemmy.todayEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      I got banned from r/SF for deleting all my comments besides the ones mentioning that I’m moving to Lemmy. The ban was over one year after my last time commenting on Reddit too.

    • KingPorkChop@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      I got banned for saying something about Musk during the height of the DOGE circus. I don’t know what I said exactly because they delete the comment and then ban you.

      I think I said I’d like to see him test his rocket and go to Mars. Which, I guess implies,… something.

    • DFX4509B@lemmy.wtfEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      Redlib still works, but it’s read-only (not a problem for me, I killed my Reddit account last year), and it’s probably a matter of time before that’s killed off too.

  • db2@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    5 days ago

    Fuck reddit.

    If you need the old info download the archive. 99% of anything newer than 3 years is going to be bot slop. There’s zero reason to go to reddit intentionally.

    • Redacted@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      12·
      5 days ago

      Agree.

      Most of it sure, but there are still some active subreddits with human involvement I wish would switch to Lemmy.

      • Blibly@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        5 days ago

        Same. I have 1 or 2 subreddits I check for info/advice that I wish would just migrate over here. It just isn’t worth opening the reddit app and dealing with the worst of humanity being pushed on me anymore.

    • mrbutterscotch@feddit.orgEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      Is there an easy way of doing that? As in is there an archive specifically for reddit or do you mean on one of the internet archive websites?

    • iamthetot@piefed.caEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      There’s zero reason to go to reddit intentionally

      Know of a viable replacement for r/bapcsalescanada?

        • iamthetot@piefed.caEnglish
          2·
          4 days ago

          I don’t really have an interest in running a public board, and the reason I use(d) that subreddit was because I am also not interested in looking for the deals myself.

          However, from another comment, redlib looks like a decent solution for the time being.

    • SnoringEarthworm@piefed.caEnglish
      4·
      5 days ago

      How feasible is it (legally, technically) to host a federated, read-only copy of Reddit data from before The Enshittening?

      • db2@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        5 days ago

        It depends how mad Temu Elon aka Steve Huffman gets about it. He incorrectly believes everything belongs to him.

    • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
      7·
      4 days ago

      I’m on both because the activity there is just unbeatable for niche topics, but I have been successful at bringing at least 1 or 2 other redditors over here and will continue to preach there!

      • velma@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4·
        4 days ago

        Same, I still lurk in some subreddits because there isn’t a spot here for them yet. Niche hobby subreddits are Reddit’s strong spot.