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Reddit forces login to access old.reddit.com (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Redacted@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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As of a few minutes ago old.reddit.com now seems to requre logging in to access it.

Shame as it was still the best place to browse for info about some niche interests.

Edit: Seems like they might be testing the change as it is hit or miss at the moment.

Edit: Adding this to My flilters in uBlock Origin seems to fix the issue for the time being:

||reddit.com^$header=referer:

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[–] LeftReddit2@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It’s why I moved onto Lemmy. I can’t stand new Reddit.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

For me it was the API changes that was the final straw. 3 years ago.

I don't use Lemmy as much as I did Reddit. But I've also never missed Reddit.

[–] Bricriu@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

God, was that really 3 years ago?

[–] chisel@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

It's really bean a long time

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I know right

[–] datavoid@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

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[–] LeftReddit2@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Probably a good thing, honestly. We all need to be more offline anyways.

[–] Prairie_Madness@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Same. Just joined as old and new Reddit have login walls now