Old.Reddit.com

Reddit is restricting access to its legacy interface, old.reddit.com, by blocking users who have not used it in the past six months. The move is the latest step in narrowing the classic site, which many longtime users prefer for its lightweight, ad-free experience. The change is drawing criticism from users who see it as another push toward the modern, ad-supported interface.

Reddit will begin blocking access to its legacy Old.Reddit.com interface for accounts that have not used it in the past six months, Ars Technica reports. The change targets the stripped-down, ad-light version of the site that many long-time users prefer, and is likely to fuel fresh complaints that the company is pushing everyone toward the modern, ad-supported experience.

Reddit is placing new limits on Old.Reddit.com, its legacy desktop interface, blocking access for people who have not used it in six months. The company says the move is aimed at curbing what it calls automated abuse. Long-time users who prefer the old layout are criticizing the change, seeing it as another step away from the classic experience.

Reddit will prevent users who have not visited Old.Reddit.com in the past six months from accessing the legacy interface, according to Ars Technica. The move effectively limits the stripped-down, text-heavy version of the site to its existing regular users, and is likely to be read as another step pushing people toward the modern Reddit interface. Longtime users of Old Reddit have often voiced concern that the company will eventually retire the old design entirely.

Reddit is restricting Old.Reddit.com, its legacy desktop interface, so that people who have not used it in six months can no longer access it. Users and commentators read the move as a step toward eventually shutting down the old interface altogether, which long-time users rely on as a lighter, less intrusive alternative to the modern site. Many are voicing frustration about losing the classic experience.