▲ 921 ▼ Users Furious as Reddit Intentionally Breaks Its Mobile Website, Demanding Users Download Its App Instead (futurism.com) submitted 3 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/reddit@lemmy.world 336 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] betahack@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (2 children) I don't know why they bitch....they're just going right back. weak permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 19 points 3 months ago it takes some people mnay attempts to get out of an abusive relationship permalink fedilink source parent [–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children) I'm so glad I was permabanned with no possible way to ever login under any new or existing username ever again. That's the only way they could keep me away. It's been healthy for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Tiral@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) I'm in the same boat. I've had more productive conversations/debates with people on here in 6 months than 12 years on reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 8 points 3 months ago (1 child) I agree as far as politics, but for everything else I like - music, guitars, cats, animals - Lemmy is sadly lacking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) I agree. There are some extremely niche subreddits that I dearly miss & wish I could participate in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lifeinlarkhall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Yep. I just got permabanned last week and for the most part don't care. But I had created a small sub that I miss ☹️ very niche, won't be able to do it again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) One thing I like about Lemmy is I'm less prone to doom scrolling. I just make a few comments a day and monitor the results. Their server limitations serve as an incentive to make a less addictive product. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 3 months ago* (1 child) same here, but there is a way to login, you just cant use the same IP/device, or browsers. more sophisticated ones you can run dozens of accounts on the same device(but this is more complicated. reddit is so oppressive it sniffs out alternatives ways to evade its filters.(this more for the spammers who drop thier OF ads/or driving people to thier own sites) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago I haven't tried it yet but I thought the only way I can try to make a new Reddit user name is logging in on the library computer but even libraries require you register your photo ID with them and then your identity is linked to your library card, so surely reddit & Google & every platform can identify everyone regardless of logging in on new computers, right? That's my speculation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 19 points 3 months ago it takes some people mnay attempts to get out of an abusive relationship permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children) I'm so glad I was permabanned with no possible way to ever login under any new or existing username ever again. That's the only way they could keep me away. It's been healthy for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Tiral@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) I'm in the same boat. I've had more productive conversations/debates with people on here in 6 months than 12 years on reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 8 points 3 months ago (1 child) I agree as far as politics, but for everything else I like - music, guitars, cats, animals - Lemmy is sadly lacking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) I agree. There are some extremely niche subreddits that I dearly miss & wish I could participate in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lifeinlarkhall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Yep. I just got permabanned last week and for the most part don't care. But I had created a small sub that I miss ☹️ very niche, won't be able to do it again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) One thing I like about Lemmy is I'm less prone to doom scrolling. I just make a few comments a day and monitor the results. Their server limitations serve as an incentive to make a less addictive product. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 3 months ago* (1 child) same here, but there is a way to login, you just cant use the same IP/device, or browsers. more sophisticated ones you can run dozens of accounts on the same device(but this is more complicated. reddit is so oppressive it sniffs out alternatives ways to evade its filters.(this more for the spammers who drop thier OF ads/or driving people to thier own sites) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago I haven't tried it yet but I thought the only way I can try to make a new Reddit user name is logging in on the library computer but even libraries require you register your photo ID with them and then your identity is linked to your library card, so surely reddit & Google & every platform can identify everyone regardless of logging in on new computers, right? That's my speculation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tiral@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) I'm in the same boat. I've had more productive conversations/debates with people on here in 6 months than 12 years on reddit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 8 points 3 months ago (1 child) I agree as far as politics, but for everything else I like - music, guitars, cats, animals - Lemmy is sadly lacking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) I agree. There are some extremely niche subreddits that I dearly miss & wish I could participate in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lifeinlarkhall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Yep. I just got permabanned last week and for the most part don't care. But I had created a small sub that I miss ☹️ very niche, won't be able to do it again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 8 points 3 months ago (1 child) I agree as far as politics, but for everything else I like - music, guitars, cats, animals - Lemmy is sadly lacking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) I agree. There are some extremely niche subreddits that I dearly miss & wish I could participate in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lifeinlarkhall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Yep. I just got permabanned last week and for the most part don't care. But I had created a small sub that I miss ☹️ very niche, won't be able to do it again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) I agree. There are some extremely niche subreddits that I dearly miss & wish I could participate in. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lifeinlarkhall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Yep. I just got permabanned last week and for the most part don't care. But I had created a small sub that I miss ☹️ very niche, won't be able to do it again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lifeinlarkhall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Yep. I just got permabanned last week and for the most part don't care. But I had created a small sub that I miss ☹️ very niche, won't be able to do it again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) One thing I like about Lemmy is I'm less prone to doom scrolling. I just make a few comments a day and monitor the results. Their server limitations serve as an incentive to make a less addictive product. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 3 months ago* (1 child) same here, but there is a way to login, you just cant use the same IP/device, or browsers. more sophisticated ones you can run dozens of accounts on the same device(but this is more complicated. reddit is so oppressive it sniffs out alternatives ways to evade its filters.(this more for the spammers who drop thier OF ads/or driving people to thier own sites) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago I haven't tried it yet but I thought the only way I can try to make a new Reddit user name is logging in on the library computer but even libraries require you register your photo ID with them and then your identity is linked to your library card, so surely reddit & Google & every platform can identify everyone regardless of logging in on new computers, right? That's my speculation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago I haven't tried it yet but I thought the only way I can try to make a new Reddit user name is logging in on the library computer but even libraries require you register your photo ID with them and then your identity is linked to your library card, so surely reddit & Google & every platform can identify everyone regardless of logging in on new computers, right? That's my speculation. permalink fedilink source parent