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  • [deleted]@piefed.worldEnglish
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    10 days ago

    Logging in makes reddit safe?

    Trying to figure out how read only access while not logged in makes anything unsafe my brain hurt.

    • DarkwingDuck@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      10 days ago

      That’s difficult when searching for discussion relating to technical issues. Even without adding “site:reddit.com” it comes up with higher quality information in comments from like 7 years ago.

    • Dvixen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 days ago

      Probably staggered, or something dumb like by subreddit.

      Got it once day before yesterday, then next visit no prompt. Same browser, computer, different subreddit. Same subreddit yesterday and no prompt.

  • Soulphite@reddthat.comEnglish
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    10 days ago

    Cant even read posts on the browser without being interrupted about a minute in saying to use their stupid fucking app. Reddit is trash.

          • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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            10 days ago

            Welcome to A/B rollouts.

            The idea is that instead of making a sweeping change for every single user, you roll a feature/system/UI update, etc out to a small number of users, to see how effective it is. It gives you time to see how those users react to it, how they interact with it, how it impacts their broader site usage, etc… And then once they have had time to gather some feedback and work out the bugs, they push it out to the rest of the users.

            Most big tech companies use A/B rollouts nowadays. YouTube, Meta, Reddit, TikTok, etc all give users access to different updates at different times. Because it allows them to gauge how their users are actually interacting with the updates before they accidentally tank their entire system with a bad update.

            For new features, it can also give the company time to properly scale their backend systems to accommodate a new feature. For instance, when Tiktok rolled out images in comments, they likely had to do some work on the backend to ensure their systems could handle the added load of suddenly downloading a bunch of images any time a user opened a comment section. By phasing the rollout in multiple steps, they didn’t have to upgrade all of their systems up front before making the feature available to some/most users.

            Using this post as an example, imagine if there was a bug that didn’t allow users to log in after they got this prompt. Or didn’t allow logged in users to access the site, because it kept redirecting them back to this page. Or it allowed users to continue browsing without a login, as long as they were in Dark Mode. Or any number of other potential weird issues that could arise. The A-users are essentially pushed into beta testing the new feature, before the B-users get the update. In this case, you’re simply a B-user who hasn’t been scheduled to get the update yet.

  • Rolivers@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Reddit is such a disgusting shit heap these days. There are still some subreddits worth lurking in but the majority is flooded with AI posts.

    It used to be so nice.

  • ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    9 days ago

    I can’t believe how bad it is now. There is no real news. It used to be interesting but it’s so watered down that it’s basically pointless. Couple that with the quality of major news outlets, and we’re basically experiencing a media blackout.

    • chunes@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 days ago

      I’d add the ubiquity of paywalls these days contributes a lot as well. We used to have it so good.

      • ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        5 days ago

        404 media will allow reading with an account. I’m not sure of another way they can pay bills. I hear you, just don’t have an answer. I hate giving out my email for everything too.

  • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    10 days ago

    Don’t log into an account.

    Browse the Internet like normal.

    If x.com or reddit.com won’t let you view without privacy, they’re dead and useless.

    Have some spine; lead, and stop following and being led by evil people and companies.

  • kevinsky@feddit.nlEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Stop using platforms that are actively locking you out. The reason they keep doing this is because people keep complying.