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RE: Reddit is restricting anonymous access to their mobile website, forcing users to install their proprietary app. No, thanks!
Ok, so this isn’t just me that’s noticed this then? I’ve been dealing with this when clicking on Reddit links in Telegram. It’s basically impossible to view a Reddit post in a mobile browser and instead has to be effectively viewed in the Reddit app. Which I mean... I have the app, and it’s ok-ish, but for someone that doesn’t have the app it would be horribly annoying! Why Reddit thought this was a good idea is beyond me...
Yes, this is really annoying, you cannot even share links to Reddit any more, because users without the proprietary app cannot view them. Don't know why they are doing it, maybe to force install the app, maybe because they want to track the users, have access to the phone and other stuff on the phone, or want to show more ads/notifications etc. (also the mobile website used to have promoted posts).
It’s probably to serve as a way to gatekeep users to using one specific app, specifically theirs... It’s also maybe a way to stop people from using 3rd party Reddit apps as well, as I have no clue if the closed off communities are accessible from the non-official Reddit apps.