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Reddit Starts Blocking Mobile Website, Pushing Users to App Instead
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this post was submitted on 11 May 2026
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i think you have reddit and googles position reversed, reddit is pretty much dependant on google almost entirely, they put thier search bar on the top, allows reddit to use its v3 captch3 to catch "bots/ban" , and then thier sudden appearance of using AI to moderate the site.
When I search for something I often get suggestions for "search term" reddit.
Google have chosen to send people to reddit If reddit make those results unusable that a big fuck up.
Yeah i can't see Google keep sending mobile users to reddit.