List of threads detailing the issue
- https://old.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/1frcdxs/it_looks_like_reddit_is_currently_trying_new_ways/
- https://old.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/1fqmwid/has_the_reddit_algorithm_recently_changed/
- https://old.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/1fmo04b/reddit_is_purposely_pushing_political_posts/
This looks like a way to ruin reddit in the long run, half the relevant content will make it half as attractive to visit.
Well, you can’t break something that’s already broken.
Why does it say BLOCKED in front of the link old.reddit.com?
The link works fine here btw.I think that Reddit blocked LW from automatically retrieving the info.
Ah yes the API shit probably.
Thanks.
Just new Redditors speculating with anecdotes
Just new Redditors speculating with anecdotes
That’s inaccurate given that 2/3 of the OPs and a lot of the commenters have really old (8yo+) accounts.
8 years is by no means “really old”!!
In this context it is - it means that the user saw how Reddit used to be, and is likely informed enough to have a good guess on what’s going on.
(Some accounts there are 12, 13, even 15yo.)