Comment by Sophira
2 months ago
One thing I've noticed is that Reddit is very, very aggressive about how it implements its telemetry.
Not only is the endpoint that it uses for collecting events randomized each time you load a page, but it also happens that every event collector URL is a valid API endpoint that is used for other things. You can't block any of them with regular ad blocking tools unless you're okay with blocking the corresponding API endpoint. And given that the website itself uses the API, this can be difficult.
It's evil and I hate it.
> It's evil and I hate it.
That sums post-IPO Reddit up rather well
I don't see ads on reddit. Where are they? I use pi hole and ad nauseam extension. Everything is default. I also have RES I think, but I'm not even sure what that does anymore, I've just had it for a decade.
I'm not talking about ads, I'm talking about telemetry. It just happens to be that ad blockers can also block other resources as well - but not Reddit's telemetry, for the reasons I explained.
i thought i read your comment correctly, but apparently my brain short-circuited on reddit + ad-block in your comment and missed the telemetry part. Whoops.