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YSK: Reddit webpage has unblockable trackers, even with Ublock Origin installed (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37402366

This is the main reason I completely ditched Reddit, if you use the new Reddit interface instead of the old one (old.reddit.com), you'll see a constant request being made to "https://www.reddit.com/svc/shreddit/events" (open your DevTools > Network tab, can't see on Firefox idk why).

The problem is, if you add this to your Ublock Origin filters the website won't load properly, that's why uBO team didn't block it already.

You'll notice this request isn't only being made from a interval but also when you do basically any action in the site, like pausing or resuming a video (send timestamps of when did you pause or resumed).

It sends other kind of data like what subjects you're seeing when closed a tab or the related subjects of a post you click, this all can be used to trace a perfect profile of you and things you like.

You can avoid that using the old.reddit but it still has the same kind of tracker, even tho you can block it here without major issues.

By my analysis, old Reddit interface does the same but to a random URL path that always starts with "reddit.com/api/something". Ex.: reddit.com/api/friends So you can block anything that starts with "www.reddit.com/api" in your custom filters (after all you're using old.reddit.com), then you're mostly free from Reddit trackers (more or less). Side effect is, you won't be able to use the chat in the old interface.

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[–] turdcollector69@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I feel much the same, I want to completely unplug more and more with each passing day.

It may just be low blood sugar fueled pessimism but I don't see anything actually replacing these massive sites.

It's like trying to get into old multiplayer games where the few players left have a massive experience advantage that makes the barrier to entry impossibly high.

I think the best response is to just not participate anymore.

I'm far from that goal, hopefully enshittification will force my hand and push me offline for good.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I think the best response is to just not participate anymore.

I've pretty much felt that way for a very long time now. If all my efforts breaks your site, or prevents me from accessing it entirely, I just don't bother. For one, the information is, more than likely, replicated somewhere else, if not a direct quote of the article, then pretty much the same data worded differently. It might just be a bit further down on the search page.