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Reddit changed their minds, do a half step back - RIF can access Reddit but doesn't accept login (self.redditwasfun)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by krigo666 to c/redditwasfun

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Seems that someone at Reddit decided to grant read access to RIF, this morning I opened the app just for kicks and it wouldn't load anything. Well I tried again after lunch (Europe CET time) and it could access the front page but I was logged out. Trying to login shows a different logon page and even with valid credentials gives out a 'Bad request' response.

That means they are not just feeling the heat, they are probably burning really bad.

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[–] rDrDr 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

I can definitely browsee reddit with rif while logged out. Can't imagine what this accomplishes for reddit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe they can still say " oh hey look our traffic/requests are high"? They lost some valuation late last week so they might be looking for any way to indicate that the number of people/ access requests aren't dropping.

[–] Weerdo 4 points 1 year ago

Read only use is hardly good though, that's just coating them money. You want engagement from users to drive ads.

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