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this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2026
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i noticed something also unusual, if you post a comment on FF, or its fork it refreshes the page? seems like a bug.
It’s why I moved onto Lemmy. I can’t stand new Reddit.
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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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.
I've moderated a subreddit for about 15 years now, it's built up to ~40K members and ~100K visitors per week, ~1M views per month, and over 95-99% of that traffic is mobile (varies by the day). New Reddit (desktop) runs 0.5-3%, and old.reddit doesn't even register in the bar graphs. Still, my shortcuts all go to old.reddit.com - and not just for moderation, but it's also how I browse reddit.com.
If they cut off my old.reddit.com interface, I'll likely abandon my moderator's post - no telling what happens to that community after that happens.
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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.
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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Ya know, I might repost some of my reddit posts here
Been gone. Fuck reddit!
Fuck you spez
Aaand I have to log in too now. Well, fuck off.
Yep loved old.reddit but nope, no more. Happy to be a Lemmyor now 😀 or whats the correct term? Lol. Cheers!
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They're definitely doing A/B testing; I just tried it in a private window and I can still access it, but posts like this are becoming more frequent.
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.
Is there an easy way of doing that? As in is there an archive specifically for reddit or do you mean on one of the internet archive websites?
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I use safereddit.com now, it's unfortunate I can't access old reddit. New reddit is safer my ass
I got shut out last night, I'd guess my traffic will go down about 95%.
Congrats reddit!