is using old.reddit.com okay to use
is using old.reddit.com okay to use
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Is it okay to use old.reddit.com or is using it still in support of spez?
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Yes it is ok to use old.reddit. (it was the only way i would ever access the site)
There are still several subs that have content I cannot get anywhere else, so I still visit now and then.
I check the subs via RSS, then open and threads I want to read in old.reddit as I have not found a way to access comments via RSS.
is using it still in support of spez?
If you are using an add blocker they are not gaining any revenue from your visit.
Yes, you do still count in traffic numbers...but the world is not perfect.
In conclusion: Visit when you want.
Policy updated yesterday where you can't opt out of data farming. They are openly stating that they are selling targeted data about every link you click on, sub you subscribe to, anything you up and down vote. Not that I don't think they weren't doing this in some fashion already, but the option isn't even there anymore. They aren't trying to hide it and are basically gaslighting people and trying to tell them it's actually a good thing you can't opt out.
I understand that is upsetting but I look at it this way.
I never use the web without ff and ublock, both on pc and mobile (android + ff + ublock) I literally never see adds.
youtube is also via ff on both so no adds as well.
So the personalisation of ads means nothing to me as I never see them
It's not about the adds, it's about personalized data collection and selling it to whoever wants it. It has nothing to do with seeing adds or if they are personalized to you. Say you are someone with an addiction problem and come here to talk about it, or seek help/guidance. Do you want that being sold to whoever pays a few bucks.
What about a woman who had a miscarriage, or was raped and had to get an abortion. That data on you is now being sold and not just as a general data point of we have X many people on this sub or w.e. It's RampageDon had an abortion and has been on this sub for X minutes making X posts a day. Ublock isn't stopping that or the revenue they will get selling it.