YSK: You can use Libreddit instead of Reddit for more privacy and no ads (and no traffic/views for Reddit)

peterpan520@feddit.de to You Should Know@lemmy.world – 328 points –

The developer wrote a good post on Reddit, which I will mainly quote here:

10 second pitch: Libreddit is a portmanteau of "libre" (meaning freedom) and "Reddit". It is a private front-end like Invidious but for Reddit. Browse the coldest takes of r/unpopularopinion without being tracked.

🚀 Fast: written in Rust for blazing fast speeds and memory safety
☁️ Light: no JavaScript, no ads, no tracking, no bloat
🕵 Private: all requests are proxied through the server, including media
🔒 Secure: strong Content Security Policy prevents browser requests to Reddit

How does Libreddit enhance my privacy?

Reddit tracks a lot of data but Libreddit logs nothing and uses no JavaScript by default so client-side monitoring isn't possible. There are 35 community-hosted instances that can be used to access Libreddit; one can spread their traffic across multiple for even more privacy. 7 of our instances are .onion hidden services so you can browse Libreddit using Tor.

Can I use it to login to Reddit?

Libreddit doesn't currently support logins but using cookies, users can subscribe to subreddits, follow users, and import their subscriptions from Reddit.

Does Libreddit have any features not offered by Reddit?

On top of the minimalist design, Libreddit is very customizable with:

  • 10 themes to choose from
  • A toggle to enable Wide UI (for those of you who like to maximize your screen space)
  • Filters so you can hide certain subreddits or users from your feeds

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Instances: up-to-date table of instances -> https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit-instances/blob/master/instances.md

Not every instance is equally fast for you, similar to Lemmy. Try out a few.

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GitHub: https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit

For PC, I recommend the add-on LibRedirect, which automatically converts a Reddit link to a Libreddit link. This way, Reddit doesn't get any traffic from you, even if you want to access the page via a Google search.

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I just use Lemmy now but that's pretty neat.

Yeah, I'm glad to be rid of reddit. Well, except for porn. It's still the best for porn. For now.

Lemmynsfw is definitely filling my needs the way reddit used to

I know nothing of this "lemmynsfw" you speak of, sir, but maybe one of my alts knows it.

Scrolller ( sources from reddit, but you aren't looking at any reddit ads and making reddit money )

This, along with LibRedirect, is still great for when you are searching for something and a Reddit post comes up. Like the direction Reddit is taking or not (and I don’t which is largely why I’m here), there are still some genuinely informative and useful posts on the platform and if you’re not willing to completely foreclose on viewing those ever again this is a great way to do so.

And no John Oliver pictures here

Here you are, a community dedicated to our british birdman

https://lemmy.world/c/johnoliver

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using an URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !johnoliver@lemmy.world

Only that unlike the link, I didn’t see any posts there , on wefwef. Probably a missing feature that will come with time.