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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 9 months ago

Reddit started blocking VPN users on old.reddit.com

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Reddit started blocking VPN users on old.reddit.com

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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 9 months ago

At this point, I’m not even going to bother trying to go on there anymore.

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They don’t block datacenters, they specifically block publicly available VPNs. It’s not just Reddit that does this.

I have a few VPSs. I can connect to them with Wireguard and browse Reddit and the other VPN blocking services without an issue.

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