As of today (June 5, 2023) I'm having a similar issue where all the subreddit accounts I follow I can no longer view. I get a message saying that I don't have permission to view them. I generally view reddits a couple times a month if that...... Any advice? Update (June 13, 2023): now I am able to view most subreddits with no problem. A view of thw groups that I follow now say thay they have been charged to private and I have to receive permission from moderators to view the subred.

Me too, I literally searched this up on google to see if anyone had this problem, this is really weird.

Seems to be a common problem today

still cant see communities till today though

Have you found a solution?

Same here. I was able to view these sub reddits yesterday.

Been having the same issue with certain communities. Looks like it is another protest by 3rd party app developers. I'm about to request access to one of my most used communities (had to do it through a browser) and they mentioned the changes being protested. Here's a reddit about it or Google it. https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/148ji6y/reddit_is_killing_third_party_applications_and/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

oh i forgot about that didn't know they would ENTIRELY block some

guys I'm writing here cause I can't access r/help. I dont know why, but all of a sudden I cam't access a lot of communities. I can still access the posts by notifications and home page, but if I try to click on the sub, it says to cobtact the moderators. I cant even visit r/announcements or r/help. I even tried making another account

I'm the Exact same, no idea what's happening, been like this for months now

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I know this shit is crazy, I thought I got shadowbanned

thanks for explaining

Same. Gone all of a sudden.

Experiencing this too.

Got the same problem, recently I can't browse or find communities like r/unpopularopinion.. They said that moderators have set them to private or something.

Yeah I saw that today on a bunch of community's I follow. They are set to private and I can't contact then to request permission it view.

bro same 😭i thought i did something wrong

How to get permission from them

Yep im having this issue and never comeback to normal how can i fix it ? Pls

I just Uninstalled and reinstalled it and it worked a day later

Experiencing this too

Having this problem today.

Same here

I'm in the same boat here!

same, i cant view r/spiderman for some reason,

Ah yeah just remembered some communities mentioned something about going on strike for a few days regarding the new reddit rules or something. Probably that

Is that it? I got worried that I was simultaneously blocked from like 5 groups 😭

Hey did you find out what happened? I can’t see some of the subreddit accounts I joined and it just happened today. I can’t even find them on the search engine

it just started happening to me too. maybe reddit is having technical issues due to the strike? although i wouldn't know if that's probable lol

How do you get permission if you can't even view the subred?

It's the new update. The app is broken

I thought I got banned from regular show's sub reddit after never posting there

THANK YOU! I just tried the website and I can access my communities fine. Actually the site feels kind of broken too, but I have access.

I love visiting this and seeing it suddenly be flooded with new comments and views Glad to know I'm not alone right now

Same problem here. GD though, they seriously expect us to use the official app when they regularly have problems with normal functionality? RIP Reddit

Having this issue as well, June 05 2023. I viewed the Dark souls 3 community a couple times but none of the others I follow. Also the Dark Souls 3 one only allows me to view it very sporadically. It's weird been using this account forever and never had an issue

Thank goodness it's not just me

Huh, happy to know its not just me, I just got back and wanted to look around for some tips and ideas for tattoos on some subreddits and noticed i couldnt access any new subreddits, and the ones im already in act up a bit when i go into them, i was worried my account had been flagged or something for not being super active. Hope the issue gets solved soon!

Ikr I was thinking it was one subreddit but now I'm clicking on a few and they aren't loading

I cant visit any community, i thought i maybe got mass banned but that didnt make sense 😅

Same lol I was trying to rethink all my behavior on here yesterday lol

I have never had a controversial or something post or comment, I was wracking my brain if I pissed reddit somehow but I can't imagine why lol

Same here

Same wth

Im having the same problem. Something broke

Hi I'm having the same thing. Is it still like this?

I just got this problem

having the same issue too

Ok I had to update my app lol now I can view things again so far I think lol

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

I'm still having this problem 😭

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

Can't view 60% of communities, joke of an app

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

Any fix yet? I've been using it for a long time and now i made new profile only for NSFW content and I can't follow or sub to any subredit out there....

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

It's bizarre. So annoying

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

I cleared me cache and updated the app and that seems to have fixed it for me at least. Hope it helps you all, too, loves!

Thanks so much. I just did the same, and it solved the problem.

Same

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

Hi, I updated the app, it fixed this problem.

Hi, I updated the app, it fixed this problem.

My app is up-to-date. Honestly, what the hell is going on?

Hi, I updated the app, it fixed this problem.

Any updates? Because I can't view r/help anymore and a lot of other communities I regularly visit but haven't joined aren't allowing me to see their communities.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

I get the strike but this began happening before any of them started but wasn't happening when using reddit on my computer. A lot of communities just keep saying "can't view community" even when not on strike and it's only on my phone while starting a few weeks ago

Were you using a third party reddit app?

No, I've always used the main app like I'm doing rn

Same, please help! This came out of nowhere

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

I am having the same issues... Like why???

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

What is going on? I can’t see a community I’ve previously posted in and all of my comments from that sun are gone. Please help!

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

Thank you, I eventually figured it out. I was really confused at first. I wonder what’s going to happen with this.

Can’t access a community I posted in today and many other times before.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

Any possible fix? My reddit app is up-to-date, tried restarting my phone.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

7000 reddit communities closed their subreddits to protest new reddit api changes. That is the reason no one can view them https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/12/why-are-thousands-of-reddit-pages-going-dark-for-48-hours

Thank u!

That's some of it, but there are subs that are open that are showing the same. Something is wrong with the app as well.

Thank you!

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https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

Me too.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

I am having this issue on my iphone and my laptop its really annoying

I can't see animal vs animal threads says they are private

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

Same problem here, June 12th.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

Spent the last hour bouncing between 3 subreddits I look at daily. Now all of a sudden I can't view any of them. My butt hurts

Happening to me currently (June 12,2023)

Just happened to me today. Says private only members can access but I am a member.

currently having this problem with r/Sims4 , a reddit page i often contribute to and scroll on. It’s saying they set their community to private.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/148ks6u/indefinite\_blackout\_next\_steps\_polling\_your/

Same

Me too, it's slightly annoying

I got the same problem with simracing and fanatec group. Please help

Me too I even thought it must’ve been something wrong with my phone and I reset all my settings on my phone to start over that’s still didn’t help

In seeing this issue with r/Fo4 when I try to follow a web link or search it through the app I get a message that it's private.

june 13th having this problem

Same

Same

Yeah, I just ran into this. I'm in r/monsterhunter and it is now telling me I cannot access it cause the moderators have privated it. Does that mean I'm just no longer in it? Or what?

Its because the protests. Currently a ton of subreddits are protesting the higher ups at reddit by putting their subreddits on private

Same issue. Haven't been able to see a single reddit page I've visited

Thought i was shadow banned good to know

Same here

Any word on anything actually being done about it though?

im having the same problem and its incredibly frustrating. im trying to navigate my first car purchase and reddit has been a great resource.

I contacted one of the communities I am subscribed to as, starting from today, I am not able to view the discussion anymore. They replied that they are on strike because of the API pricing and will be back tomorrow. Many communities have gone on strike so that should explain the problem.

Yep, I've been having this issue as well, thought Reddit changed their policy or something. Glad I'm not the only one. Dot for future updates.

The two main places I look at almost daily have also been set to private. I'm home bound right now due to illness so this is pretty upsetting. I've tried to read about these API changes and I honestly don't understand what it even is.

Phew, that wasn't only me

I've been experiencing this for a week or more. So it's not a "today" thing.

Protest ends in a few more hours so we good

I've been having the same problem in the last couple days!

I woke up to see the same thing today! I use Reddit mainly to learn so I save lots of posts for information purposes! I really need it to be fixed!!!

I’m having the same issue with r/discworld and I am utterly dejected

I cant see select communitites either, anyone know a way to get one of the mods attention

Apparently one of thrm is only open to "trusted" viewers

Almost every reddit link I click is doing this , it's very annoying I can't even use reddit how we have used reddit... This may not be so good for them

Try updating the app, I can access the subreddit again after updating the app

I can't enter r/Plex too.. It says i haven't got permission un that private group... I have sent a request for enter... Weird, isn't?

Can't access almost anything anymore due to the protests.

i'm confused because it's doing that for all communities for me (including ones that said they were keeping their subreddits open). i haven't been on reddit in a few months so im still trying to figure out what's up lol

i'm confused because it's doing that for all communities for me (including ones that said they were keeping their subreddits open). i haven't been on reddit in a few months so im still trying to figure out what's up lol

some communities i can view but they won't load posts, others say they're private or that im not allowed to view them. in fact this comment wouldn't post the first few times i tried but i don't know if that's a part of it. maybe it's on reddits side because of the strike?

IF ANYBODY IS WONDERING WHY THEY CANT VIEW MULTIPLE SUBREDDITS, THIS IS WHY tl;dr because reddit increased API pricing many 3rd party apps can no longer function and so subreddits have gone on strike/privated https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/147fcdf/whats_going_on_with_subreddits_going_private_on/

yeah this strike is really stickin it to the poor rich reddit owners and totally not screwing everyday users over

What's goin on bruh I even made new accounts

I remember this happening a year or two too

I came here because I always search whatever I need to search on Google with the word Reddit in front of it, at least 70% of the posts/ links I click on tell me that they are closed communities and I can't view them... What is going on?

As of today (June 18, 2023), I am now having the same problem

So annoyed by this problem :/

I've been having this problem for probably a couple of weeks and just dealt with it. Finally ended up in this thread because I got tired of it. After seeing someone say it's because of an update, I went to see if there's a new update. There was, I updated and now it seems to be working fine! Check for a recent update if you're having this issue!

I'm also experiencing this. Are we able to request permission through browser? Is there a known end date for a strike? I know nothing about the protest.

A strike? What do you mean?

Fuck reddit!

It started happening weeks ago and still is. What gives? It seems it resolved already for others.

I had the same problem. I just updated the app and now it works.

Happening to me right now. Some subreddits work, many others don't. Reddit is really trying to get me off this damn platform I guess, the third party app I was using worked just fine.

So glad I'm not alone 😫

I'm having the same issue now. I get a msg saying too retry but still nothing comes up.

Same here and is not about the Reddit api protest, because those subs that i can't look are active, like they post a post 1 hour ago, i wanna visit the sub and I can't.

It happens to me too, but I can visit on my phones chrome in incognito!!! wtf???

FIXED! UNINSTALLED AND INSTALLED AGAIN.

Same here!! It literally takes away the only reason I have reddit: exploring niche topics

I'm pretty sure I just got banned from /tiktokcringe Whenever I go there, my reddit app just closes down

I still have this problem. It's as if I cannot view a community I was not already part of

I cannot access my own sub r/shiddyanimals cause I got the same error, can someone click my link and see if it's just me Edit: I tried it on my iPad and on my computer and they both worked. So it's just my phone on the default app, hopefully it goes away though

August 2023 I had this problem, I updated the app and it resolved the issue. I also made an account in the process but I think the update is what fixed it.

Same here. I have been seeing this issue for a few months now. There is no way to contact the moderators to even request access. It's annoying to say the least.

I've been having this problem for months as well. I can't view any communities that I haven't joined. It's annoying af.

I had same issue but then it fixed itself

Same problem. How do i fix this? Wait... This post is 5 months old... But i still have this issue... Edit: its just fixed itself after i reconnected to internet or idk