I’m on iOS 17.1.1 using Safari. I also have Proton VPN enabled in the states but if I try to visit any page on the website I see this:
If I disable it, the page will load.
Edit: as per a comment, this may not be a VPN only issue.
Additional edit: Reddit has written an official post stating it was an issue after production code deployment and was reverted
Nah, I’m not using a VPN and I saw the same thing. It’s probably Reddit breaking itself in new, spectacular ways again. Seems to work again on my end.
The error itself seems to be a basic rate limit error based on the document title. When the whole API drama went down people pointed out how any basic Reddit browsing incurs a bazillion API calls, so maybe they broke their website by setting their rate limit unreasonably low.
If you encountered it without a VPN, it would appear to not be based purely on VPN usage - which at the very least is good news for the privacy oriented.
If they want to block any mildly odd user agents, it’s probably to prevent webscrapers so they can force AI companies to pay for their ridiculous API prices