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Reddit now won't let non-logged in users see subreddits until they've been "reviewed"

https://lemmy.world/post/1626128

Reddit now won't let non-logged in users see subreddits until they've been "reviewed" - Lemmy.world

This is literally just the r/nyt subreddit about The New York Times. Given he apparently takes inspiration from Elon Musk, it’s only a matter of time until u/spez starts adding post view limits unless you pay extra.

Jul 17, 2023 at 12:48pmWeb
Show threadhahattproJul 17, 2023
Did Elon Musk enforce post view limit ? I don’t know about that
Show threadactivator90Jul 17, 2023
Elon is the actual source of all possible evils. Let’s keep this between us for our safety
Show threadHarold_PenismanJul 17, 2023
That gives him too much credit. I’d say he’s just one source of a handful of evils.
Show threadShialacJul 17, 2023

I think its at 1.000 posts per day for regular people, 10.000 for Twitter Blue Subscribers

And People without an account cant see any posts anymore

Show threadmurphyjJul 17, 2023
He backtracked the last part, I think because Google was started to delist Tweets from Google searches. You can see a specific post, but not the comments to the post.
Show threadhugegreenburgerJul 17, 2023
And nothing of value was lost.
Show threadShialacJul 17, 2023
Oh really? Last I checked I couldn’t see anything whenever there is a Twitter-Link anywhere
Show threadhoodatninjaJul 17, 2023
Yes and you can’t view anything unless you go to twitter
Show thread001100 010010Jul 17, 2023
Hold my web archiver
Show threadexohumanJul 17, 2023

Yeah, he did.

npr.org/…/why-twitter-is-limiting-the-number-of-t…

Show threaddhorkJul 17, 2023
No wonder King Steven was so incensed when the Landed Gentry cut off access to the site from commoners; it’s a privilege he reserves as a Royal Prerogative…
Show threadfenwickrysenJul 17, 2023
One wonders when His Royal Doucheness is going to invoke Prima Nocta.
Show threaddhorkJul 17, 2023

His Royal Doucheness

I prefer King Steven the Turd…

Show threadCosmonauticusJul 17, 2023
I read this as Stephen King and became very confused
Show thread_sideffectJul 17, 2023
It’s always been like this for potentially nsfw subreddits
Show threadhoodatninjaJul 17, 2023
Which makes sense. This is completely different.
Show thread_sideffectJul 17, 2023
How so? It says the subreddit is unreviewed and could potentially contain inappropriate content… Same thing as nsfw
Show threadEncrypt-KeeperJul 17, 2023

No, NSFW is a subreddit marked as NSFW because it allows NSFW content.

This is Reddit blocking EVERY subreddit but a select few, including ones that are not NSFW because NSFW content is not allowed.

Show threadTiger JerusalemJul 17, 2023
Son, what you’re saying could be applied to the whole internet… and we ain’t putting walls for “potentially inappropriate content” everywhere. That’s what fascists nations do.
Show threadZapBeebz_Jul 17, 2023
There is a huge difference between “unreviewed” and NSFW. Unreviewed is very nebulous and inexact, and let’s reddit effectively censor huge swathes of the website…unless you use their shitty app, ofc! NSFW is a very specific designation that can easily be backed up with evidence
Show threadLumidaubJul 17, 2023
I’ve seen this for entirely harmless subreddits and I always wondered what they meant by “unreviewed”. It’s not new in any case.
Show threadteftJul 17, 2023
It hasn’t always been like that. They only changed the NSFW pages viewable from the app a few years ago. Used to be able to browse porn to your hearts content on mobile web.
Show threadhoodatninjaJul 17, 2023

Ehhhh. This could just be their current stopgap because of all of the NSFW swaps happening. I think you are extrapolating too much.

Don’t get me wrong, I could totally see Reddit enacting this policy in their “infinite wisdom.“ But you are drawing way too much from this screenshot. We need more context.

Show threadglorious_albusJul 17, 2023
How exactly does it help if I install the app and go to that subreddit? NSFW is still NSFW.
Show threadhoodatninjaJul 17, 2023
This might just be morning brain, but I honestly don’t understand the question I’m sorry
Show threadLaggySnakeJul 17, 2023
they mean why is it even necessary to use the app
Show threadhoodatninjaJul 17, 2023
Because Reddit wants us to use their app. I don’t think it should be necessary so I’m not sure why that question is directed at me or if that’s even what they’re asking tbh. But yeah obviously they want folks on the app.
Show threadTeaHandsJul 17, 2023
I think their point is, if you’re correct and this is to protect people from unexpected NSFW content, viewing through the app would still just expose them to the unexpected NSFW content anyway.
Show threadkn0wmad1cJul 17, 2023
Nope. It’s because it’s easier to harvest data through the app, so they funnel people towards it.
Show threadhoodatninjaJul 17, 2023
Oh there’s no doubt they’ve slowly made it more of a pain in the ass to not use the app (while also making the app worse) but this specific screenshot is too much missing context for OP’s claim to be assumed. It could be true but we don’t know enough.
Show threadnet00Jul 17, 2023

I do remember seeing this popup way before the whole API & protests debacle. The warning doesn’t even make sense, how will switching to the app to see the same content be safer?

I figured you needed to login (to apply your block list, filters, NSFW prefs, etc), but merely seeing the desktop mode of the website lets you through (not even using old.reddit). So this is another cheap way of forcing you to their cancer app.

Now you can’t even SORT comments without using the app. They are really taking all pqges off Elon’s book on ruining a website.

Show threadhoodatninjaJul 17, 2023
That was specifically for NSFW subs. What OP is showing us is not an NSFW sub. Hence the post.
Show threadnet00Jul 17, 2023
To be clear I just tried what the OP showed and could see the same thing, i forgot to add it in my comment
Show threadhoodatninjaJul 17, 2023
I’m not saying the screenshot isn’t real. I’m saying we don’t know what is causing that modal pop-up necessarily. It is totally possible. OP could even be describing the exact reason, but we just don’t have enough information
Show threadLojcsJul 17, 2023
It has been like this for like a year
Show threadhoodatninjaJul 17, 2023
Yes with NSFW subs specifically. OP did not post a NSFW sub.
Show threadLojcsJul 17, 2023
And I didn’t say it was specific to NSFW subs. It’s been like this for most subs since like a year. They restricted nsfw subs years ago.
Show threadhoodatninjaJul 17, 2023
I have seen it prompt me to go do the app but never seen it require so it might be in A/B testing/a partial rollout phase. Who knows? Point is we don't have enough info here. Either way obviously they're going to try and drive folks to the app. Frankly i don't care though, I purged my account and moved on. If people want to suffer reddit's increasingly poor decision making and changes they can be my guest.
Show threadAnonymousLlamaJul 17, 2023
Yeah this is par for the course on NSFW subs, which are it's makes partial sense (log in to see it). But having this on just random subreddits is a pretty terrible development. Sounds like they're just testing the waters before every subreddit requires an about l account
Show threadLopensLeftArmJul 17, 2023
The enshittification proceeds apace. Fuck u/spez.
Show threadsadrealityJul 17, 2023

Centralized control and ad based model ensures this always happens... Cable teevee, now web2.0...

About time the pleb base start thinking bigger picture and voting with their feet and wallets.

Show threadPenguinJuiceJul 17, 2023
What is the alternative to web 2.0?
Show threadSalted_Caramel_CoreJul 17, 2023
What is web 2.0?
Show threadPenguinJuiceJul 17, 2023
The emergence of every website being gated, requiring an account and sla subscription. Also the rise of rediculous personalized advertisements and user tracking.
Show threadTheGreenGolemJul 17, 2023

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

Web 2.0 (also known as participative (or participatory)[1] web and social web)[2] refers to websites that emphasize user-generated content, ease of use, participatory culture and interoperability (i.e., compatibility with other products, systems, and devices) for end users.

Web 2.0 - Wikipedia

Show threadJaysynJul 17, 2023
Someone misspelled "predatory" at the start of that paragraph.
Show threadsadrealityJul 17, 2023
fediverse... you are here
Show threadMeowdyPardnerJul 17, 2023
I always hated that crypto shit stole the name web3/web3.0. I think for a short period it seemed decentralized apps were calling themselves web3.0 but now it's just the fediverse I think. I like calling it the true web because the fediverse is very much like the old days where we had niche sites with their own communities, it's just that the content isn't locked into each site and we don't need a million different forum accounts to participate everywhere. Like the old days but supercharged with new tech.
Show threadAnonymousLlamaJul 17, 2023
We can go back to old HTML4 and CSS1 websites without any JS. What a sight to behold
Show threadTar_alcaranJul 17, 2023
apace? I’d say it’s breaking new speed records
Show threadSpeedLimit55Jul 17, 2023
For now old.reddit still works.
Show threadHughJanusJul 17, 2023

Honestly I’m amazed. Old Reddit is still functionally unchanged over the past several years and honestly a great experience. And Reddit must know exactly how many people are using it because they’re visiting an alternate domain.

Can’t imagine it has much longer…

Show threadwswegJul 17, 2023
It’s the only way Reddit is even usable since they removed the third party apps.
Show threaddeweydecibelJul 17, 2023
You can use it on mobile by using Firefox Nightly, enabling the add-ons collection workaround, and installing the old.reddit redirect addon (and uBlock)
Show threadthedrivingcroonerJul 18, 2023
At that point I’m more comfortable on Lemmy to bend over backwards to accommodate for Reddit anymore. I used to use old reddit but that was when I actually had time to waste in highschool pretending to do work on the school computers, now I have a newborn and would never scroll on my PC to just browse Reddit, or any social media for that matter…
Show threadChunkJul 17, 2023
It’s only a great experience for some. The vast majority of people, attention, eyeballs, and money go to things like tiktok and Instagram.
Show threadYoBuckStopsHereJul 17, 2023
Weeks maybe a month before old reddit goes away. Reddit has to as it loses them advertising money and those that use it are those Reddit dislike.
Show threadParadoxJul 17, 2023
They still gutted the mobile part of old.reddit
Rest in Peace, Reddit Compact

Reddit has recently disabled/removed access to the compact interface, which was useful on mobile and low power devices. As my first professional project ever, I'd like to reflect on it, 13 years the wiser.

Show threadCandelestineJul 17, 2023
This is why the weekend DDoS attacks and frontpage vandalism don’t really concern me. With spez and Musk burning their services to the ground, we’re (along with other competitors, we’re not the only one) going to get a steady influx pressure for the coming months or even years. Shutting us partly down for a few hours every weekend does nothing in the face of this much stronger phenomenon. Whoever is doing it is basically pissing into the wind.
Show threadsadrealityJul 17, 2023

Kinda good since devs getting their systems stress tests while service is still young and alpha testers don't bitch about minor inconvience unlike Normie's stream...

This FrEe SerVIcE MusT JUst WurK, Rheee