• BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Not a reddit user, can someone explain old reddit? I thought it was just the same content with the older (original?) style

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      7 days ago

      old reddit currently seems unaffected by the nagging, im guessing reddit/spez doesnt want to scare away the people using it yet.

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      8 days ago

      I think old Reddit was the older style, but also less scripts/tracking running on the pages.

      idk if a script blocker would work on the nag. On my desktop I was trying to view something and used ublock origin element picker to block the nag and allow me to view the site, but I can’t seem to get it to work properly on mobile (even on desktop mode) it seems to be disabling ublock from working.

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        i tried to block it on mobile, but reddit seems to be able to use other forms to block you. like hiding the comments behind a login wall. how long will the apps that reads reddit will be affected?

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          No idea, but I’m guessing a script blocker will update or release an option to block them when it’s obvious to then what way it’s being blocked. An app could just easily implement it I guess, if they wanted. Login wall could be unblocked by unlock initially, but it seems to be more difficult on mobile.

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            7 days ago

            yea i tried the element picker/zap on ublock, reddit just hides the comments. i had to use old reddit redirect extension so i wouldnt get the annoying popups, but its matter of time before old reddit goes.

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              I have managed to block them on desktop Librewolf/Firefox using element blocker. So I think (hope) I can export my custom blocks and import them to Fennec/Firefox on phone.

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      That, and it was also the interface not effected by the regular nag screens reddit put up on mobile browsers to get you to use their app, so to sum up a general enshitification workaround.