1y ago

Reddit is now randomly refusing to show posts without login. In iOS, it’ll redirect me to App Store

I use RSS to fetch reddit posts for subs that are not active in Lemmy.

Sometimes I need to read the comments so I’d view the post from safari. Today, I tried like 3 post and when click on view post, it would redirect me to the App Store.

When I decided to screenshot the page to make this post, it did show the post but would refuse like 1 out of 5 times.

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That's some really "spez"ial thinking process right here.
Realize that Reddit needs more traffic and users ASAP
Randomly block access to content
???
Profit!
... seriously ... any site that greets me with pop-ups like "we noticed you're using an adblocker" and stupid captchas and the like gets closed immediatly, and if I need to subscribe / join just to read what some rando on the internet wrote 6 years ago then I'm just going to look for that info elsewhere. Does spez really think that reddit is so incredible and awesome that people would WANT to log in / create an account when confronted with this bullsh*t?
- Reddit has had a pop-up for years afaik on mobile, always pushing their app.
  
  It was an option. Now mandatory.
  
  Yeah, I understood they were talking about pop-ups generally but I guess not.
  
  Is OP sure it is not a byproduct of NSFW protests. As it was mandatory for nsfw subs and now some seemingly sfw are set nsfw as mods can't mod without tools or as protest whatever your take.
  
  Yes I am sure it’s not the case. Ironically, they show the thumbnail.
  The post: https://www.reddit.com/r/LEMMiNO/comments/15d902p/just_noticed_he_made_it_as_a_citation_on_the/
- I take it a step further and put it on my block list.
- I would nope out too.
  I believe he wanted reddit to get traffic through the app to collect data and avoid ad blockers.
- Unfortunately, you're atypical. Most people do put up with all the bs that coming from all corners of the web these days. Even Reddit, with all its blackouts and protests, still has most of its users watching ads on their app. They don't care if it's quality content.
  
  @JackGreenEarth
  @deleted @justlookingfordragon most people will never make a Reddit account. That’s the typical Reddit user. Those folks will never install the Reddit app.
  When Reddit makes a google search like “bicycle review reddit” stop working a huge part of Reddit’s utility will stop existing.
  I don’t think spez will rate limit google bots until after Reddit’s IPO.
  
  Correct.
  Regardless of blocking google bots, google would lower their ranking once the bounce rate increases.

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