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Re:Reddit valued at $6B on a $250M round by wtf_is_up on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @02:16AM (#26074748)
I've been a frequent reddit user for 10 years. I don't know if I can continue if they deprecate old.reddit.com and i.reddit.com. The new version is just so bad it's astounding.
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Re:Reddit valued at $6B on a $250M round by hansel_der on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @03:41AM (#26075207)
same same.

can't help but wonder what the goal of the redesign was...

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Re:Reddit valued at $6B on a $250M round by MagnumOpus on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @04:55AM (#26075663)
The goal is explicitly to make the web experience especially on mobile so bad that people are driven to install the app. Apparently an installed app drives engagement and can be monetized better (circumventing adblockers etc).
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