Reddit requires you to sign in to use old.reddit.com

Reddit will start requiring people to log into Reddit to use old.reddit.com.

The new requirement will go into effect “next month,” a Reddit user goes by the botanical name. he announced on the social media platform today. The person said that the change is part of an effort to “strengthen the way automated systems access Reddit.”

A Reddit user wrote:

The exit of Old Reddit is what keeps people from bothering and navigating the platform. It’s also a feature for long-time mods and Redditors. In order to strike the right balance between maintaining your access to Old Reddit and avoiding spam and auto traffic, next month we’ll start asking everyone to log in.

Following the comments, botanists described the behavior as offensive Reddit Authority prohibiting activities that interfere with the “proper use” of the platform or “developing software or applications” that violate Reddit’s (opposites) API rules.

“By logging in, we get more information that helps us identify if an account is breaking the rules, and then we can block those traffic or enforce those accounts,” boti-botany said.

As of this writing, Ars was able to use old.reddit.com without logging in.

The news may upset long-time Reddit users who rely on old.reddit.com for visibility, those who find it easy to navigate and digest, and those who want to check out Reddit without logging in for help and/or privacy.

When a user asks botany-botany why New Reddit isn’t cut as often as Old Reddit, a Reddit user. to point to comments and another user.

“(T)he appearance of bad cars is constantly changing,” user Nestramutat wrote. “It will be a constant game of cat and mouse (.) When you block one lane, a new one is created. It is easy to see dirty cars from behind, but it is difficult to block them completely.