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Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browsers
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this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2023
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Blocking all mobile access except for the official client is the whole point of “API gate”. Don’t want people to just fall back on something with equally poor monetization, gotta show them all the ads.
Right, but I've seen tons of comments that say "I'll at least use the mobile site instead of your app". If they do this now, then those people will just leave. Plus, blocking mobile site is a dumb move.
It's a dumb move but it's in line with their goals. Giving third party Apps the "Fuck you quote." price is also dumb when they could have offered a reasonable price and got some cash out of it.
Regardless, this interaction is from a month ago, so if anything it's not reacting to the current situation but was a clue as to what they were and already are planning.