The Old Reddit is dying; the new Reddit struggles to avoid scraping.
    • Freeposity@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Yeah forcing login for old.reddit was the last straw for me.

      the company has said the older version of the site has been a “significant source” of AI scraping.

      Ironic considering how a significant portion of its content comes from other sites.

    • JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish
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      1 month ago

      The minute they do, I’m Audi.

      I know this is a frowned-upon opinion here, but Reddit still does have a lot of use for me, even if it’s mainly for content-plucking purposes. 😈

      • steelplatedmech@piefed.caEnglish
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        1 month ago

        I view reddit through redlib instance with wide UI and compact layout which makes it look like old.reddit and at the very least doesn’t have all the clutter of new reddit.

        https://rosint.dev/ is also a useful site where you can view the comments and posts of users who hide it. Shows deleted comments and posts too.