I know, I know, reddit sucks ass. I’ve been using firefox with ublock to read the best ofs for the unquenchable need for bullshit drama in my life.
But now it’s not just a pop up saying to use the app, but a full ass unpassable thing. Old Reddit still works, but that’s just another step for something that’s already so not worthwhile.
Welp…
I’ve been seeing this for a long time now, as they blocked VPN and anonymous access, so I use a combination of cached pages and libredirect if I really want to bother going there.
reddit blocks people who use vpns, or will shadowban you if it somehow evades this page. they are too aware of it now. new devices, proxies, anti-detect browsers+ proxy intergration, new browser, fingerprinting are usually the only other way of getting around it(this method can be pricey if intend to make money off of reddit). apparently some vpns do get through reddit, but you probably shouldnt use the cheap or free ones, or the highly abused ones.
I always thought that once I moved here, I might still visit reddit but I almost never do. And much of the reason is those fucking stupid cartoon mascots. "snoo"s iirc? FML.
I’ve hit that and just switched IPs on the same VPN. The other VPN I use has never hit the screen.
They did that about a year or so after I blocked reddit via DNS. No idea why, I don’t use a VPN for reddit, and I hadent given them any traffic outside the once and awhile checking a tech support post, but something about my network triggered it.
No big loss.