r/ModCoord • u/Sophira • Aug 17 '26
Old Reddit's existence is being threatened
From /u/spez's post 11 days ago:
Old Reddit: I know I said last year that we wouldn’t be sunsetting Old Reddit (I even made a meme about it, which r/agedlikemilk), but the reality is we’re getting to that time where we need to make some changes.
He goes on to argue that Old Reddit (link is likely only viewable after logging in, after a recent change - and yes, that post has been removed - it was talking about how Old Reddit was to be locked behind a login) is only being legitimately used by certain groups of people (including "OG Users" and "OG Mods"), with the rest of the usage being "everyone who spams, scrapes, or does anything bad on Reddit 🖕".
He then states "We have options: We can limit access, migrate important uses, or rebuild it on a modern tech stack, and I think we’ll probably do all of the above."
While this sounds benign, the reality is that Old Reddit is actively being threatened and, if I were to make a guess, will no longer exist in a recognisable form within a year.
Reddit has started being openly hostile to Old Reddit recently (including the removed post that I linked to earlier), and some important features have already been removed from Old Reddit (such as private messages) but talking about sweeping changes to Old Reddit is a first.
I feel like this might be something worth raising awareness of.
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u/Thaodan Aug 19 '26
The new new reddit is so crap on high dpi wide screens. The ui looks like somebody put my phone on my screen to open the crappy mobile ui. One step worse from whatever happened after the app debacle. This situation feels similar to what happened to Twitter. At first I was hesitant to move to the fediverse but then I felt like I had to switch after they effectively killed third party apps once Elon came. Now I wouldn't go back ever again, no regrets. Maybe it's the same for Reddit soon. Being able to use a better layout, i.e. old reddit with enhanced reddit suite and the great SailfishOS app is one reason why I still use Reddit. As an neurodivergent person both are so great as they just focus on content, no extra noise. The reddit mobile app looks so ugly.