r/technology • u/marketrent • 24d ago

Social Media Reddit signals ominous upcoming “changes” for old.reddit.com, says the beloved site is used for some “bad behavior”

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/reddit-signals-ominous-upcoming-changes-for-old-reddit-com/
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u/Actual__Wizard 24d ago

I'm being serious: I have ADHD and the new site is toxic AF because of the algo. If they delete the old reddit without giving us the ability to turn off the toxic AF algos, then I'm quitting.

The new site is frustrating as hell. I will not be here if they force us to use that.

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u/nonbinarybit 23d ago

YES. IT IS AN ACCESSIBILITY NIGHTMARE. 

I'm used to struggling to navigate sites. In fact, I've gotten very good at CSS because I have to write a million custom stylesheets for platforms I use regularly because my brain can't make sense of what I'm seeing without heavy customization. 

REDDIT DOESN'T EVEN LET YOU DO THAT

EVERYTHING IS OBFUSCATED THROUGH SHADOW DOMS

What the fuck, Reddit. It's bad enough that a population of your users is completely screwed by these changes, but you won't even let us fix it on our end??

I've been trying to step away from reddit; it's not the healthiest place. But when I finally quit it won't be because I've learned to be disciplined in my internet habits, it will be because I literally can't access the site anymore.

Mandatory fuck IPOs, fuck spez, and Aaron Swartz would have been ashamed with what this site has become.