Also, recently they require you to login to access old reddit where previously you could browse without logging in. They do not require a valid email address (yet) to create an account, so while not a total crap show, it is rapidly approaching.
This change is what led me to do a search for alternatives to reddit in which Lemmy here was suggested.

Yeah the forced log in is super annoying. I’ll browse the homepage and immediately get a pop up asking me to download the app and make an account.

Super annoying since that site has more of the answers to most questions typed into Google.

other browser forks seem unaffected, while another will force the login each time.(with the old reddit redirect), and a extension that makes old reddit usable on mobile.

Yes, and

their ultimate goal is to make people use the APP monetise every single interaction

Anyone else remember when forums were just for having fun, not making the owners money or collecting data? Can’t believe it used to be that way.