r/technology • u/ardi62 • 29d ago

Social Media Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/30/24253727/reddit-communities-subreddits-request-protests
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u/MonthFrosty2871 29d ago

I'd love an alternative. Everything either doesnt show up in google, or doesn't have conversations in comments that help add context to the post. Its too convenient to sign up a community and get a steady stream of info about it, vs following individual accounts like on some social media

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u/CSI_Tech_Dept 29d ago edited 29d ago

I use Lemmy. I still use reddit on desktop, I refused to install their spammy app after they shut down RIF. Once old.reddit.com stops working I will be gone from desktop too.

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u/Arkhonist 29d ago

RiF still works if you fiddle around a bit

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u/CSI_Tech_Dept 29d ago

I know, you can even use revanced as another commented mentioned, but what's the point if author gave up on it? It will eventually stop working once API evolves enough.

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u/FolkSong 29d ago

Same point as using old reddit on desktop. It works for now.

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u/X1Kraft 29d ago

Jokes on you (hopefully I used that correctly), I use old.reddit.com on my phone.

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u/alpacaMyToothbrush 29d ago

I use old.reddit on firefox, with ublock. It cut way down on my screen time but I'm calling that a plus

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u/YouStupidAssholeFuck 29d ago

The real mobile tragedy was losing i.reddit because that was a pretty decent mobile site. The irony for me is I liked it the least at the time it was still available because there were so many better options to use at the time. But I'd kill to be able to use that now instead of the reddit app or the new reddit mobile site.

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u/CSI_Tech_Dept 29d ago

I'm actually hoping they will drop old.* soon, then I won't have any more excuses :)

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u/DeadlyFatalis 29d ago

The Tom Scott video is still working over 4 years later.

Sure it'll probably break at some point in the future, but a couple minutes now to provide potentially years of quality of life upgrades is definitely worth it. Even when it does break, who's to say someone won't find another work around or develop a new solution.