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> They finally killed the `old.reddit.com` subdomain for logged-out users this week... Is it a gradual shutdown? [0] works just fine for me, and I don't and ha

> They finally killed the `old.reddit.com` subdomain for logged-out users this week... Is it a gradual shutdown? [0] works just fine for me, and I don't and have never had a Reddit account so I'm always logged out. I've visited a few of the comment threads on that page and they all display just fine. [0] <https://old.reddit.com/r/mikrotik/ https://old.reddit.com/r/mikrotik/>

OkGoDoIt 28d ago
It’s been broken for me for at least a week. When I click that link I get: Log in to use old Reddit To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit. Log in, or continue without an account on reddit.com. By continuing, you agree to our User Agreement and acknowledge that you understand the Privacy Policy — Somehow Reddit thinks I care enough about their content to set up an account and log in just to read it. They are mistaken.
- simoncion 28d ago
  Hmm. I'm using Firefox on a full-sized computer (that is, not a phone or tablet). Do you get different results with Firefox on a full-sized computer, or is that your primary web browser? > Somehow Reddit thinks I care enough about their content to set up an account and log in just to read it. They are mistaken. Same here.
  - OkGoDoIt 28d ago
    I wouldn’t be surprised if it has more to do with the fact that I’m currently in Vietnam. I certainly get a lot of websites that give me extra hassle about accessing from here, or some simply refuse to load at all. Just try booking a domestic USA flight on Frontier Airlines or Southwest Airlines while currently being in Southeast Asia… For what it’s worth, I’ve received this on my iPhone running safari. I almost never use Reddit, and when I do it’s usually because I’m casually browsing and someone linked to it, and for that type of usage I’m almost always on my phone. I can’t remember the last time I attempted to access Reddit on an actual computer. But I’m clearly not their target user, I simply don’t care about them enough to be willing to jump through any hoops.
    - simoncion 28d ago
      > I certainly get a lot of websites that give me extra hassle about accessing from here, or some simply refuse to load at all. That's fuckin lame. Thanks for the detailed reply.
    - onli 28d ago
      Doesn't work in Europe either -> full login wall, Desktop Firefox.
- edoceo 28d ago
  I get the login wall too. Chrome (incognito)/Android/Pixel
- suddenlybananas 27d ago
  "To keep Reddit safe", god why do they have to lie in such an obnoxious and patronising way?
  - monksy 27d ago
    because its spez. That is his nature.
monksy 28d ago
That link is giving me a login screen completely on desktop. New reddit: Doesn't require a login Redlib: Doesn't require a login
duskdozer 28d ago
I haven't been able to access old reddit for ages, but it is different now. Previously, they just gave me that obnoxious fedora-reddit-guy "whoa there pardner!" and some anti-bot message I think, but now it explicitly says "Log in to use old Reddit. To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit."
- flir 28d ago
  logged-out users have been blocked if using a VPN for a while.
progval 28d ago
It worked for me (from two French IP addresses in different ASs) for two or three weeks since people started talking about. Now it's gone too.

OkGoDoIt 28d ago

It’s been broken for me for at least a week. When I click that link I get: Log in to use old Reddit To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit. Log in, or continue without an account on reddit.com. By continuing, you agree to our User Agreement and acknowledge that you understand the Privacy Policy — Somehow Reddit thinks I care enough about their content to set up an account and log in just to read it. They are mistaken.

simoncion 28d ago
Hmm. I'm using Firefox on a full-sized computer (that is, not a phone or tablet). Do you get different results with Firefox on a full-sized computer, or is that your primary web browser? > Somehow Reddit thinks I care enough about their content to set up an account and log in just to read it. They are mistaken. Same here.
- OkGoDoIt 28d ago
  I wouldn’t be surprised if it has more to do with the fact that I’m currently in Vietnam. I certainly get a lot of websites that give me extra hassle about accessing from here, or some simply refuse to load at all. Just try booking a domestic USA flight on Frontier Airlines or Southwest Airlines while currently being in Southeast Asia… For what it’s worth, I’ve received this on my iPhone running safari. I almost never use Reddit, and when I do it’s usually because I’m casually browsing and someone linked to it, and for that type of usage I’m almost always on my phone. I can’t remember the last time I attempted to access Reddit on an actual computer. But I’m clearly not their target user, I simply don’t care about them enough to be willing to jump through any hoops.
  - simoncion 28d ago
    > I certainly get a lot of websites that give me extra hassle about accessing from here, or some simply refuse to load at all. That's fuckin lame. Thanks for the detailed reply.
  - onli 28d ago
    Doesn't work in Europe either -> full login wall, Desktop Firefox.
edoceo 28d ago
I get the login wall too. Chrome (incognito)/Android/Pixel
suddenlybananas 27d ago
"To keep Reddit safe", god why do they have to lie in such an obnoxious and patronising way?
- monksy 27d ago
  because its spez. That is his nature.

monksy 28d ago

That link is giving me a login screen completely on desktop. New reddit: Doesn't require a login Redlib: Doesn't require a login

duskdozer 28d ago

I haven't been able to access old reddit for ages, but it is different now. Previously, they just gave me that obnoxious fedora-reddit-guy "whoa there pardner!" and some anti-bot message I think, but now it explicitly says "Log in to use old Reddit. To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit."

flir 28d ago
logged-out users have been blocked if using a VPN for a while.

progval 28d ago

It worked for me (from two French IP addresses in different ASs) for two or three weeks since people started talking about. Now it's gone too.