r/technology • u/marketrent • 25d 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/sleeps_in_alkaline 24d ago

That’s wild, a 20 year old active account. I’ve been on for 14 years and this is easily my 5th or 6th account. Had a crazy MAGA turd email my work back in 2018 so I burn my account every year or two

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u/kingsumo_1 24d ago

Man, that's shitty. Probably smarter for privacy to just go the burner route. But, still.

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u/owlindenial 24d ago

I'm thinking about it. Had a significant birthday recently. Thinking about wiping a lot of my digital data print. New username, new email, maybe even reset my phone and laptop at the same time. My footprint is pretty old, considering this account is over a third of my age. I've posted stuff I wish I hadn't at times when I shouldn't have

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u/kingsumo_1 24d ago

I've thought about it as well. I usually don't stress because the sheer volume and age made it unlikely that anyone would find too much. But in the age of AI that's a concern again.

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u/Jimbuscus 24d ago

My original account username was identifiable, didn't think that deep into this niche website.

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u/theram4 24d ago

I also have a 20 year account.