I cannot use Reddit in my normal Chrome profile on my computer because every Reddit URL is automatically
redirected to a URL containing:
js_challenge=1
The page then goes blank, or the login overlay darkens the page without displaying the login
form.
(Manually typing reddit.com/login redirects me to a URL in this format:
https://www.reddit.com/login/?solution=\[redacted\]&js_challenge=1&token=\[redac
ted]&jsc_orig_r=)
This only happens in my regular Chrome profile. Reddit works in:
• Firefox
• the Reddit app
• old Reddit
• Chrome Guest mode on my computer
• Chrome (logged in) on my phone
I have already tried:
• Clearing all Reddit cookies, site data, and permissions
• Confirming JavaScript is allowed
• Disabling every Chrome extension
• Resetting all Chrome flags
• Fully quitting and reopening Chrome
• Trying both reddit.com and reddit.com/login
In Chrome DevTools, the login request has also returned HTTP 400 with “Internal Server Error."
This has been happening for years. My username and password are valid, and I can log in normally through Firefox, so this appears to be a problem with Reddit’s security challenge in one established Chrome profile.
Browser: Chrome [Version 150.0.7871.182 (Official Build) (arm64)]
Operating system: macOS [Tahoe 26.5.2]