AE website on mobile is terrible, they basically force you to use the app. I exclusively use the website on my PC

So they're pulling a Reddit, basically.

"The app is great because the website is heavily degraded".

Reddit is fine, just a small popup at the bottom. Facebook kn the other hand turned off most functions on mobile, e.g. chat. Good thing though if you don't use the chat long enough, friends start using other means of communication.

Haha, yeah. Reddit for the longest time hasn't allowed me to browse certain subreddits without the app. I basically ignore search results from it.

As the sibling poster mentioned, might depend on location, but it DOES happen.

Reddit is NOT FINE. They throw up full page modals now telling you to continue in the app.

Soon we'll realize that the experience of using reddit (and other mainstream social media) differs a lot based on what country you're in, and sometimes even the state.

For example, seemingly a bunch of places in Europe/elsewhere has disabled old.reddit.com unless you're logged in, but seemingly a bunch of people in other places can use it just fine. I'm sure what both of you are seeing is both correct, there is just something changing the experience that gets served to each of you.

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First time I've ever seen it. No clear way to bypass it either.

I just request the desktop site, it's fine