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Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making m... by renewiltord on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @12:48PM (#24212552)
Most people use the reddit downloader bot to download and send the video. You'll see it summoned in every popular video thread.
Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making m... by eeegnu on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:29PM (#24213183)
What's frustrating is that many subs will ban the bot, so getting the mirror link requires actually private messaging it. Every once in a while someone who did this will reply to the empty in-thread request with the download / mirror link though.