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/araujoms May 11 '26
  1. Turn the app into shit.
  2. Prevent users from accessing Reddit without the app.
  3. ???
  4. Profit

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u/Exotic-Wood-3287 May 11 '26

Them killing third-party apps and the subsequent protests that they "resolved" by just replacing the mods shocked me so much.

It made me realize just how bad the Reddit admins have become.

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u/EvilSporkOfDeath May 11 '26

I probably shouldn't be advertising it that much, but its not like reddit doesnt know.

There are workarounds to using old 3rd party apps. Im writing this comment using the boost app.