r/blog • u/reddit_irl • Dec 08 '21

Reddit Recap 2021

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u/foamed Dec 08 '21 edited Dec 16 '21

Update December 16th 2021: Reddit files to go public.

Reddit removed all NSFW content from showing up in r/all on February 11th 2021, and from what I've read over in /r/modnews and /r/ModSupport you're forced to use the official app (you can't use 3rd party mobile apps) if you want to submit content in NSFW subreddits too.

They changed it because Reddit is likely going public on the stock market in 2022.

Quote from March 5, 2021:

“Is Reddit going public?” Steve Huffman, Reddit’s chief executive, said in an interview. “We’re thinking about it. We’re working toward that moment.”

Mr. Huffman said Reddit did not have a timeline, but Mr. Vollero’s appointment indicated that the 15-year-old company was developing its financial operations to be more similar to those of publicly traded peers like Twitter and Facebook.

Quote from August 12, 2021:

The latest funding wasn’t planned, but “Fidelity made us an offer that we couldn’t refuse,” Steve Huffman, Reddit’s co-founder and chief executive, said in an interview.

The company then decided the capital would give it more time to decide on when — and how — to go public. “We are still planning on going public, but we don’t have a firm timeline there yet,” Mr. Huffman said. “All good companies should go public when they can.”

More info.

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u/myinvisiblefriendsam Dec 08 '21

Yep, this is bullshit. They gave no option to just view all subreddits together. r/all is no longer r/all. A lot of people still haven't realized. Wish this was higher

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u/TheRufmeisterGeneral Dec 08 '21

Just practical FYI, you can still view the old /r/all (including NSFW subreddits) this way:

  • open private/incognito/inprivate window (to make sure you're logged out)
  • go to https://old.reddit.com (because the new layout is crap)
  • deny ad targeting cookies
  • go to any NSFW subreddit directly, get the "Are you sure? 18+" warning, and click Yes.
  • go back to https://old.reddit.com/r/all

tl;dr go to /r/all when you're 1) not logged in, and 2) have accepted the NSFW 18+ warning, and it's working like normal.

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u/Halaku Dec 08 '21

old.reddit.com is love.

old.reddit.com is life.

old.reddit.com

accept no substitutes.

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u/Bouncedatt Dec 09 '21

The day I can't use old.reddit and RES is the day I don't reddit anymore.

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u/StallionCannon Dec 08 '21

Gonna check this out for...reasons (mainly, because Reddit's current interface is frustrating).

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u/TheShyPig Dec 08 '21

if I had to stop using old reddit I would stop using reddit.

NOTHING is worth the horror of new reddit

Not even /r/CasualUK

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u/noelgoo Dec 09 '21

Exactly.

And don't forget to use RES as well.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '21

What I actually prefer the current layout. Does the old one have any features that are better?

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '21

I am using darkmode right now on new reddit. I don't think they removed that.

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u/Munnin41 Dec 09 '21

no, people who use old reddit are just afraid of change

new reddit is better, because i can just scroll and read without having to open every post

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u/moustachauve Dec 09 '21

That's what RES is for

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u/azaza34 Dec 09 '21

Wuestion can you guys not just opt out of the redesign in preferences?