Reddit Is Making Some Mobile Web Readers Log In or Use the App Instead

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You might run into trouble if you try to browse Reddit posts without logging in on your phone. Some Reddit users have reported seeing a new pop-up when visiting the website on mobile that prompts you to download the app to keep reading. 

The social media platform said it's running a test on a "small subset" of users who frequent the site on mobile browsers while logged out.

Multiple Reddit users have shared a prompt they encountered that says, "get the app to keep using Reddit." I ...