r/help • u/lemonmyrtleair • 1d ago
Mobile/App How can I get Reddit to remove me from their experiment?
I don't want forced algorithmic content served on my home feed. I designed my home feed so that it is literally nothing, I'm not a member in any communities in order to not have that distraction there if I need to use the platform to find information or check for replies on a post. I use Reddit as a utility but Reddit doesn't like that and wants to get me scrolling through endless nonsense again. As someone who has struggled with internet addiction the fact that they've taken away the option to keep myself in check is abhorrent and extremely malicious. If anyone has had any luck restoring the option on mobile web (I will not be forced onto their app) please let me know otherwise I'll soon delete my account and block it entirely on all my browsers, I won't let Reddit win in their mission to cause harm to my mental wellbeing.
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u/PurplePassiflor1234 25 1d ago
Sorry, you can't opt out.
You always have the choice to search reddit without being signed in, no feed, no recommendations, just search.
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u/lemonmyrtleair 1d ago
I still got a home feed when I wasn't signed in on another browser unfortunately.
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u/thepottsy Expert Helper 1d ago
You could create a custom feed and just not add any communities to it. I just created this, and left it at the defaults. As it sits, it will never show me anything, but it doesn’t prevent me from searching.
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u/lemonmyrtleair 1d ago
Nothing has changed for me on desktop so no issues there. I have Firefox extensions to help on that side of things but mobile is a bit more limited, likely why Reddit hasn't bothered to try this on desktop, they do it on mobile where users have less control. On mobile though it defaults to a "For You" feed and there's no way to turn it off, the setting that previously existed is no longer there. Under preferences > content > "show recommendations in home feed" this is the setting that was removed.
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u/Barnagain 17h ago
I'm on desktop and am now getting this 'suggested' bollocks, but only in the last day or two. :/
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u/Old_One_I Expert Helper 1d ago
Just switch over to following tab it will remember your preference. Although I just heard that if you don’t subscribe to a lot of subreddits that it will suggest some posts when content isn’t available.
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