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Reddit Forces App Download, Sparks Privacy Fears Amid AI Lawsuits

5/12/2026

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Reddit began blocking mobile browsers and displaying an undismissable popup that forces frequent logged-out mobile users to download the official app.
Users on r/bugs and r/help have complained, questioning whether anonymous browsing is ending.
Reddit, which reports 121 million daily active users and relies on advertising, signed a contract with OpenAI in 2024 to train AI on user posts and is suing Perplexity and Anthropic over alleged data misuse.

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Reddit began blocking mobile browsers and displaying an undismissable popup that forces frequent logged-out mobile users to download the official app.
Users on r/bugs and r/help have complained, questioning whether anonymous browsing is ending.
Reddit, which reports 121 million daily active users and relies on advertising, signed a contract with OpenAI in 2024 to train AI on user posts and is suing Perplexity and Anthropic over alleged data misuse.