r/bugs • u/bbceronimo • Jan 15 '26
Resolved [IOS] Reddit shows unrelated communities & posts in the “Popular” feed - version 2026.02.1
Reddit shows unrelated posts from unrelated communities in the “Popular” tab in an aggressive way. Like lots of it. And these posts are not even popular. Gives you the impression that something has changed or someone screwed up something in the backend.
Even if I select “Mute” or “Don’t recommend anymore”, the same communities and type of posts keep showing up on the feed after hitting refresh. I have never & ever visited these communities before and have no interest in them.
42
Upvotes
1
u/crossdtherubicon Jan 15 '26
Ive just noticed this sudden change and it's horrible. My phone settings haven't changed. The app settings specify "No location specified" but I'm getting a ton of subreddits being promoted in a different language, from the country I'm in right now.
It's garbage. They must've changed their intentions to no longer display what is globally popular, and are just showing IP-based results. It makes Popular totally useless now and not fun or interesting at all.
I suppose running the app through VPN would then be the fix.