reddit uses it to block new users from posting/commenting in some subs. you can't do that with all subs, of course; otherwise nobody could ever get enough to post anything. it's a bit stupid tbh
they kinda drove ppl to 3rd party apps. i mean, if there was a tiktok app with less needs for permissions or less spyware, ppl would prefer that as well.
yeah, leak all swapped data into their cloud shiver