Ask HN: Why does Reddit's webapp as well as mobile app consume so much data?

Posted by avrgamp on Monday July 26, 2021 @06:56AM
from the ask-hn dept.

If you use Reddit and do check it's data usage, you know what I am talking about. There are a few posts on Reddit itself but want to know from developers who either work at Reddit or those who have gone deep into these issues. Thanks.

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Re:Ask HN: Why does Reddit's webapp as well as mobile app co... by cloudking on Monday July 26, 2021 @12:42PM (#27961640)

Try https://old.reddit.com/

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Re:Ask HN: Why does Reddit's webapp as well as mobile app co... by avrgamp on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:05PM (#27963818)

This feels somewhat light. Might take a long time to get used to the UI. Anyway, thanks.

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Re:Ask HN: Why does Reddit's webapp as well as mobile app co... by notdang on Monday July 26, 2021 @06:00PM (#27966023)

This was the default UI for many years.

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Re:Ask HN: Why does Reddit's webapp as well as mobile app co... by rudasn on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:54AM (#27981004)

You can kind of answer your question by opening up your browser's developer tools and looking at the Network tab which shows you every request made, it's destination, size, duration, etc.

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Re:Ask HN: Why does Reddit's webapp as well as mobile app co... by WallyFunk on Monday July 26, 2021 @07:21AM (#27958091)

They're a data hungry tech company like any other tech company worth its salt these days. The reason it's free is because the data on its users is so valuable. They've monetized it in any number of ways.

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Re:Ask HN: Why does Reddit's webapp as well as mobile app co... by rzzzwilson on Monday July 26, 2021 @07:43AM (#27958243)

I've been using reddit since the beginning and it's just getting more and more annoying to use. Can anyone suggest an alternative (beside SlashDot)?

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Re:Ask HN: Why does Reddit's webapp as well as mobile app co... by codingclaws on Monday July 26, 2021 @09:03AM (#27958852)

https://www.peachesnstink.com

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