Goodbye [old].[reddit].[com] ( lemmy.world )

For a while Reddit dot com has been blocking my browser since I use a VPN, but old reddit was still functional for me. Although I closed my reddit account just after the API-exodus, I still frequent the niche communities which has hyper-specific topics discussed.

Found to my surprise today that they are now blocking old reddit as well if I use a VPN.

Never thought that [old].[reddit].[com] would one day show that f'kin "Whoa there Pardner" page.

Fuck you spez. Really, fuck you.

Andromxda ,
@Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Privacy Guides has a note on their page about Private frontends:

The Old Reddit website doesn't require as much JavaScript as the new Reddit website does, but it has recently blocked access to IP addresses reserved for public VPNs. You can use Old Reddit in conjunction with the Tor Onion that was launched in October 2022 at https://old.reddittorjg6rue252oqsxryoxengawnmo46qy4kyii5wtqnwfj4ooad.onion.

Alternatively you can just use Redlib as described in this post: https://lemmy.world/post/14141628

TimewornTraveler ,

this happens, but rarely, not dead yet

MonkderZweite ,

VPN to your router too?

troglodytis ,

Gotta play the vpn whack-a-moke game if ya wanna keep using old. Changing your exit location a few times usually gets ya in, for a while

kn0wmad1c ,
@kn0wmad1c@programming.dev avatar

Started happening for me too. Reddit can pry my data out from my vpn's cold, dead fingers.

InternetUser2012 ,

What do you type to eliminate reddit from search results?

FeelThePower ,

if your engine supports Boolean Search, you could try "-reddit.com" after your search without the quotes.

CrayonRosary ,

-site:reddit.com is more explicit. Then you don't block pages that merely mention reddit.com.

Works on Google. Maybe others.

zcd ,

Boozilla ,
@Boozilla@lemmy.world avatar

Same thing happened to me, and I have a dedicated IP with my VPN. Really pissed me off.

Then I thought, wait, what the shit am I doing on reddit anyway? Reddit sucks assballs.

ronalicious ,

odd. old.reddit.com is still working for me.

SupraMario ,

If you are logged in and on a VPN it works, if you're not logged in and on a VPN it doesn't anymore. This started happening to me about 5 days ago as well.

Hyperreality ,

Not logged in, still works for me.

Consider changing your ip/location.

turmacar ,

Ditto, not logged in, incognito (so no cookies/history, I know it's not actually incognito), VPN exiting in Canada. old.reddit working fine.

Could also be a staggered rollout thing? VPN/endpoint dependent while they gather data on endpoints?

Hyperreality ,

Might also be bots using certain VPN exits.

CrayonRosary ,

Not logged in and using Mullvad, and it works fine.

Manalith ,

Not sure what VPN you're using, but I found that PIA is blocked, but Proton isn't, as of last week anyway, something could have changed.

MrPibb ,
@MrPibb@lemmynsfw.com avatar

Surfshark doesn’t seem to be either.

Jontique ,

on ExpressVPN many servers are blocked but if you pick a smaller country like Luxembourg it can work

DeadNinja OP ,
@DeadNinja@lemmy.world avatar

I'm using Mullvad.

Player2 ,

One of Mullvad's Switzerland servers worked for me today

shadowSprite ,

I have mullvad and also browse certain Reddit communities without an account. Some of the servers still get through. If you're using US servers I know there are a few of the NY, Atlanta, and Virginia servers I've been able to get through on. I've also gotten through on some of the West Coast ones but I can't remember which ones, I only remember the last 3 because they were the last ones I trial and error throughed while actually paying attention to which servers I was connecting to instead of picking at random.

BlueKey ,
BlueKey avatar

Which brings me to boil is that they use 'pardner'.
I'm not your pardner in any way. I just wanted to read an aswer in my search results for a quite specific question.

Every time I read this 'whoa there, pardner' I want to scream at my screen that they should shut the fuck up.

Zachariah ,
@Zachariah@lemmy.world avatar

I’m not your pardner, buddy.

NoIWontPickAName ,

I’m not your buddy, friend

Empricorn ,

I'm not your friend, pal.

SpacemanSpiff ,

I'm not your friend, pal

NerdInSuspenders ,

I’m not your pal, hombre

LazaroFilm ,
@LazaroFilm@lemmy.world avatar

I’m not your hombre bro.

model_tar_gz ,

I’m not your bro, bruh.

dubyakay ,

I'm not your bruh, m8.

johsny ,
@johsny@lemmy.world avatar

I’m not your m8, k8

abbadon420 ,

I'm not your k8, william

letsgo ,

I'm not your willy, zilly

tyler ,

I’m not your friend, pal

empireOfLove2 ,
@empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

They've been intermittently blocking anyone with a VPN or any sort of other obfuscated connection. With the IPO finally out, the pressure is now on to milk every possible cent from the site, makes sense they'd go to 100% block now.

A user who browses without providing a complete, intimate user data profile for advertising is literally worth less to reddit than a user that doesn't use the site.

neme ,
@neme@lemm.ee avatar

sh.reddit.com seems to still work

eatham ,
@eatham@aussie.zone avatar

What is sh.reddit.com

neme ,
@neme@lemm.ee avatar

It was meant for testing one of their UI redesigns.

Coldgoron ,

https://media0.giphy.com/media/5p2wQFyu8GsFO/giphy.gif?cid=6c09b952nebqb8nsfc3q2iy5t1t23q91ueixxgsv8mum3q3v&ep=v1_internal_gif_by_id&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g

Wow, thats actually a pretty big deal. Maybe we can get a few more posters here for reddits bad calls.

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