you might have noticed something a bit disconcerting. If you log into Reddit with the Redesign Opted Out, as I've discovered, the platform will actually opt you back in, automatically. It's not just a technical hiccup or a bug that's slipped under the radar. This, it seems, is a deliberate dark pattern.
Anyone else notice that if you’re logged in via mobile browser you lose the ability to collapse post comments?
Normally I’d just think it’s a bug but I can see Reddit doing scummy stuff like preventing you from viewing anything without a login and then making the experience shit in order to finally drive users to the app.
Using SinkIt to block the login prompt let’s me click into posts and collapse comments just fine.
Normally I’d just think it’s a bug but I can see Reddit doing scummy stuff like preventing you from viewing anything without a login and then making the experience shit in order to finally drive users to the app.
Using SinkIt to block the login prompt let’s me click into posts and collapse comments just fine.