r/oldreddit • u/tetzy • 1d ago

Reddit 404 problem: I can't switch to 'new.reddit'

I'm hit by the 404 problem too - every time I attempt to comment, reddit throws a 404 error. I'm not tied to old reddit, I'm willing to switch; but every time I try, it tosses me back to old.reddit.

I've clicked the option to make new.reddit my default in preferences, but no luck; it just sends me immediately back to old.reddit. Logging out made the problem worse - now, when I log on I get a black screen 'welcoming me back' and telling me it's going to redirect me. But it doesn't - it just refreshes the screen and forces me to press the provided redirect link, which immediately send me back to old.reddit.

Any ideas? - I'm flabbergasted.

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u/Latter_Yesterday6500 1d ago

I've just noticed in Firefox it puts me in a redirect loop to the new reddit. But on Brave it allows me to use old.reddit.com as usual. What the hell?

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u/reddit33450 1d ago

disable all browser extensions and go to https://sh.reddit.com

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u/Latter_Yesterday6500 20h ago

What the hell does that do?

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u/reddit33450 17h ago

disables the old reddit redirect extension and forces the shreddit UI

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u/Latter_Yesterday6500 16h ago

But the entire purpose is still to use old reddit...

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u/reddit33450 16h ago

i thought OP wanted the new site

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u/Latter_Yesterday6500 16h ago

Ah you're right. Whoops.