alt Hacker News> They finally killed the `old.reddit.com` subdomain for logged-out users this week...
Is it a gradual shutdown? [0] works just fine for me, and I don't and have never had a Reddit account so I'm always logged out. I've visited a few of the comment threads on that page and they all display just fine.
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I haven't been able to access old reddit for ages, but it is different now. Previously, they just gave me that obnoxious fedora-reddit-guy "whoa there pardner!" and some anti-bot message I think, but now it explicitly says "Log in to use old Reddit. To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit."
That link is giving me a login screen completely on desktop.
New reddit: Doesn't require a login Redlib: Doesn't require a login
It worked for me (from two French IP addresses in different ASs) for two or three weeks since people started talking about. Now it's gone too.
It’s been broken for me for at least a week. When I click that link I get:
Log in to use old Reddit To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit. Log in, or continue without an account on reddit.com.
By continuing, you agree to our User Agreement and acknowledge that you understand the Privacy Policy
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Somehow Reddit thinks I care enough about their content to set up an account and log in just to read it. They are mistaken.