'Hard disagree': Reddit's mandatory log-in shift sparks backlash as users worry it'll go the way of…
- Reddit has announced plans to switch to a primarily logged in experience
- This would mean most of the site won't be accessible without creating and logging in to an account
- Reddit users seem almost universally unhappy about this planned change
Reddit — a site that once had the tagline “the front page of the internet” — looks set to become a lot less accessible, and therefore far less of a front page, as the company plans to require users to be logged in.
Currently, you can access pretty much the entire site without having to log in or create an account, and this has a lot of upsides. It means people who get there through search results can find the information they’re looking for more easily and seamlessly, and it means you can browse Reddit without giving the site any information about yourself, or being subject to any personalization algorithms.
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