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Any workaround to redlib’s “Failed to parse page JSON data” error? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 14 hours ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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OS: Debian 13.7. I use redlib, a reddit frontend, to read content on reddit but since last week I can only load communities, not the posts themselves. Example: I can load https://redlib.catsarch.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/new, but I cannot load any of the posts shown there. As output on the browser I get:

Failed to parse page JSON data: expected value at line 1 column 1 | /r/texts%2Fcomments/1xeaxvt/first_screenshot_is_my_dad_next_two_are_my_mom_i/.json?&sort=confidence&raw_json=1

Is reddit tinkering again with the code to force everyone that wants to access content to sign up with them?

Any workaround so far?

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[–] 8 points 13 hours ago*

I am running the nachtalb fork (currently commit 082605c from this morning), which is actively implementing countermeasures, including HTML scraping. Right now, I can open posts. I don’t have to provide an account.

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    [–] 8 points 13 hours ago

    This issue on redlib's Github repo addresses it.

    The only suggested workaround I can see for us end users is to use an age verification extension. Haven't tried it myself, though.

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    [–] 4 points 12 hours ago

    This fork is still working for now. https://github.com/polak14/redlib

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    [–] 3 points 12 hours ago (1 child)

    Reddit is trying to kill itself.

    Never been a better time to remind your friends about Lemmy 🤷‍♂️

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    • [–] 2 points 11 hours ago

    The workaround is to leave that cancer

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    [–] 2 points 14 hours ago* (1 child)

    Use an up to date instance like lr.ptr.moe or wait until catsarch is updated or selfhost your own.

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  • [–] 15 points 13 hours ago

    That's only partially true.

    Reddit is a/b testing api shutoffs that prevent up-to-date instances from working. There are forks that use logged in accounts or other methods to avoid detection but if reddit decides your private instance is a little too used (like mine) things are currently not working.

    Imho the era of (not logged in) scraper-frontends is dead. They just haven't given some of us the memo.

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