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How to access Reddit without ads and tracking

by lysergia on 8/15/22, 9:24 PM with 56 comments

  • by gaoshan on 8/16/22, 2:01 AM

    Reddit has declined so significantly in quality and (in particular) moderation that it's hard to get much out of it. I used it from the very beginning and now overall quality (both posts and comments) is as low as I can recall. Mods have ridiculous power over any users that actually participate in the comments and, in my opinion, the "weaponization" of moderator ability as well as of reddit's newer mod tools has gotten to the point where you participate at your account's peril.

    If you want to graze it on the toilet, fine. If you participate in a niche subreddit where the mods value a lack of censorship, fine. Outside of that it has become a place for reposted content, low quality commentary (literally the opposite of a place like this) and a rapidly increasing moderator tyranny.

  • by AtomicOrbital on 8/16/22, 1:02 AM

    I'm only an occasional reddit user so have not looked for such clients yet my guess is most heavy users are already using such tricks as it's unbearable to put up with the magnitude of advertising on reddit

    Note to reddit: rethink your advertising strategy as it's unforgiving to be pummeled by ads incessantly

  • by gruez on 8/16/22, 1:08 AM

    >without [...] tracking

    of the ios apps they listed:

    apollo: has anonymous analytics

    narwhal: has "Usage Data Advertising Data" under "Data Used to Track You" and "Data Linked to You", has anonymous analytics/usage/crash logs, and uses your device id

    not exactly escaping much tracking here.

  • by remote_phone on 8/16/22, 8:17 AM

    When Reddit goes public and everyone EXCEPT the subreddit moderators make millions/billions, I wonder how long Reddit will stay around for?

    It’s the subreddits and the moderators that make what Reddit is today, and they are the ones that do all the hard work and yet somehow they are the only ones that won’t profit from an IPO.

  • by anthk on 8/16/22, 1:47 AM

    gopher://gopherddit.com from Lynx.

  • by hacknewslogin on 8/16/22, 1:41 PM

    How about teddit.net?