this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2024
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This is a community for designs specifically crafted to make the experience worse for the user. This can be due to greed, apathy, laziness or just downright scumbaggery.
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Those who use old reddit to get around it wouldn't likely get the app anyway, so why even try blocking it?
Hard disagree.
The same reason new Reddit exists. The same reason they blocked third party apps from using their API; To increase engagement and serve you more ads more effectively.
How so? It already takes knowledge and effort, what would another hoop change?
If the gains outweigh the cost.