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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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[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah it just hit me. I deleted all my accounts over a year ago and just look around on there. I guess no more looking.

[–] captain_spicard@lemmy.world 170 points 3 weeks ago (19 children)

I discovered Lemmy last week. Lurked for a while, then finally created an account. The experience is much better than Reddit so I say good riddance.

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 35 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Did the switch as well and feel the same. Welcome and Cheers!

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[–] morto@piefed.social 27 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yay! Welcome! I'm pretty new too and I find the quality of conversation much higher over here.

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[–] sandwich@lemmy.zip 18 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Le narwhal eats bacon at midnight! An updoot for you, good sir! You are a gentleman and a scholar. That’s a heckin cute pupperino, too precious do not deserve!

EDIT: Thanks for the gold, kind stranger!

To make you feel as if you never left

[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You are missing the second edit saying that this is your top post

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[–] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 76 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] WYLD_STALLYNS@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Gotta love how people continue to post this lol. Fuck spez.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I assume this is some reddit thing from after I left

Why tits Garfield...?

[–] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 29 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Here’s an earlier comic that will help explain and add more questions for you.

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[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 60 points 3 weeks ago (15 children)

Yep loved old.reddit but nope, no more. Happy to be a Lemmyor now 😀 or whats the correct term? Lol. Cheers!

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 55 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

We’re lemmings. There’s a smooth way to say it.

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ha! Love it! Smooth indeed. Cheers!

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[–] db2@lemmy.world 42 points 3 weeks ago (13 children)

Fuck reddit.

If you need the old info download the archive. 99% of anything newer than 3 years is going to be bot slop. There's zero reason to go to reddit intentionally.

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@quokk.au 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Reddit archive? Whereabouts would I acquire that?

[–] db2@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Steve is a jealous bitch and has made it harder to find archives of that content which he does not nor has ever owned. He's like Smaug but with brain damage and an incredibly tiny penis.

Here's one, you'll have to hunt to find the big ones at this point.

https://academictorrents.com/details/85a5bd50e4c365f8df70240ffd4ecc7dec59912b

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[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 36 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Welcome to Lemmy for the last reddit users, that used old.reddit, looks like we are complete now. The rest of reddit are noobs and bots.

[–] Mikekm@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I came here three years ago when they killed the API and Reddit is Fun on mobile. I refuse to use their mobile site but still used their desktop. If they kill old.reddit I guess I'm done then.

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[–] VirtuePacket@lemmy.zip 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Reddit is unusable without old reddit. Reddit.com is a horrible user experience.

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[–] LeftReddit2@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (5 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.

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

Fuck Reddit and Fuck Spez.

[–] eggpl4nt@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

This news finally convinced me to make a Lemmy account so I can participate a little more instead of lurk. That, and generally how awful Reddit has been becoming for like, several years at this point, since the IPO.

I've swapped out RedReader on my phone's home screen with Boost; though I think it'll take some time to break the Reddit addiction.

I am looking forward to seeing Lemmy's growth!

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

You're actually joining at a good time. When i created my account it was one post every few hours haha

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[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (25 children)

Interestingly enough, old.reddit users are in the single digit percentages.

Even if they weren't hostile towards old.reddit (the ads are far less invasive and effective), they could make a strong argument for not wanting to support a dwindling, tiny userbase.

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[–] Nobilius@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Reddit being absolutely horrendous is what moved me to this site. I wish there was more people and more prominent communities though.

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[–] An1m4L@lemmy.zip 18 points 3 weeks ago

https://redlib.catsarch.com/ <- this works for me but, like most comments are saying, reddit became a stinkhole of bots, agendas and stealth advertising. it kinda makes me sick to go there nowadays.

[–] brownsugga@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I knew it was over when the CEO payed himself 200 million the year before it went public (or whatever) he basically looted the fucking place cause he knew it'd be worthless soon after

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[–] Capybara_mdp@reddthat.com 17 points 3 weeks ago (14 children)

While I’ve been on Lemmy for a while, I haven’t really seen any hobby - centric or geek centric areas.

I’ll miss the movie threads in particular, but there were a ton of active crafts, art & ttrpg threads to get inspiration from. Any suggestions?

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[–] Egret@lemmus.org 17 points 3 weeks ago

Which is why I’m reading this here and not on Reddit

[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I used python to write a program that bypasses the login prompt and displays the site in a wrapper that's identical to old reddit. It's honestly been kind of fun adding in features that were removed from the site years ago. Fuck spez and fuck all of his admins.

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[–] arotrios@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Fuck Spez -> Redlib allows you to view without logging in. Here's a list of other instances on github.

That content is effectively public property at this point, and we created it. We should have access to it.

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[–] TechSquidTV@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

I'm sick of reddit. I've been banned three times for calling out Nazis. Nazis don't get banned though

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[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I haven't participated in reddit in quite awhile. But I still lurk on some niche communities, and often the site is the best result from search results. For those like me, I recommend redlib. It's a reddit front-end that lets you browse reddit without the abusive behavior. It won't allow you to post or comment, but you can still browse.

Reddit lost access to my comment contributions when their AI banned me for stupid reasons. They lost what ad revenue they could get from me when they blocked old reddit.

The harder you squeeze, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.

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[–] corey931@lemmy.wtf 13 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Fuck ‘em. We’re here anyway

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[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 13 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Why aren't they just making the new version better, so that people are happy to use it?

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

They want the shareholders happy, not the people.

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[–] dropped_the_chief@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm so happy they started doing this. They made me want to really start switching to Lemmy

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[–] ulkesh@piefed.social 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll just keep saying it...

Fuck spez, the greedy tiny penis-head that he is.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)
[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I swear he looks like one of the children of the corn

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[–] mintiefresh@piefed.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Nice to see Reddit helping contribute to growth in the fediverse.

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[–] ironpangolin29@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago

Reddit thinks they're an exclusivity club nowadays. Love that mentality for them, just a platform full of bots, misinformation purposed for political polarization.

They wouldn't even let me delete my account last week, "errors occured" so I just uninstalled. Good riddance.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

What are they going to do when they kill the rest of the olds that contributed and built that site?

My local subreddit replaced the mod during the APIpocalypse and it has turned to next door style whining and bickering. Then there are the also-whining counter whiners, and the shills.

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