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Re:Reddit app got 50M downloads by making mobile web experie... by bluntfang on Friday September 04, 2020 @09:39AM (#24374806)
>I think most people that use reddit are using it for specific sub-reddits, not for memes or 'shitposting'.

Reddit is #17 on Alexa topsites, surrounding by search engines like google and yahoo and video content providers like Netflix and Youtube. I can't imagine reddit being the bastion for intellectual discussions on specific topic as much as any of those other sites are.

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Re:Reddit app got 50M downloads by making mobile web experie... by rdtwo on Friday September 04, 2020 @10:54AM (#24375453)
I use reddit as a google fix. Essentially I search for what I want + reddit then click the links in the posts. This has become harder due to the pile of shit that is google Amp but if it still works
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Re:Reddit app got 50M downloads by making mobile web experie... by boogies on Friday September 04, 2020 @11:36AM (#24375881)
Have you tried any other search engines?
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Re:Reddit app got 50M downloads by making mobile web experie... by heavyset_go on Friday September 04, 2020 @01:30PM (#24377019)
In particular Searx[1], which is a search engine aggregator with dozens of backends, including one for Reddit. You can self-host it or use one of the public instances[2].

[1] https://github.com/searx/searx

[2] https://searx.space/

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Re:Reddit app got 50M downloads by making mobile web experie... by stjohnswarts on Friday September 04, 2020 @01:49PM (#24377231)
If you self host your searches likely won't be as anonymous as going through somethinglike duckduckgo or startpage unless you have a dedicated VPN 24/7
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