Yeah it's annoying AF to get around it, I sadly gave up and logged in.
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Here I am thinking I was a controversial asshole.. nope, just a security nerd. I wonder if NordVPN's new nordwhisper protocol will circumvent some of this?
I've also wondered if they've collected hardware hashes of the actual computer beyond IPv4. Never heard of CaptchaV3.. I'll have to read up on that.
Reveddit seems to be a useful workaround but of course you'll see all the removed content as well
I just host a RedLib instance and browse every so often. Starting to use Lemmy more for actual interactions.
YouTube too
they have a tor hidden service, still seems to work.
every account I made on there got shadowbanned. I made them before they had email as a requirement
(me using a VPN and this frontend https://rdx.overdevs.com/subreddit.html?r=popular)
What's this about a block now?
Also if you block all cookies the website breaks too lol
It's not a straight up block, sometimes reddit disallows you from seeing threads when you're on a vpn, but it's not always consistent.
Yeah I've had to switch servers a lot to view helpful reddit posts I find online
Works fine for me but Mbin > reddit
Oh, I just reconnect to different Mullvad servers until it connects to one that isn't flagged by Reddit, on the rare occasion I need info from a Reddit post.
Unfortunately for Reddit, I am more stubborn than they are, and will quite happily spend 5 minutes doing that instead of registering an account/going without a VPN. And if they "fix" that, I'm quite certain I could find a workaround.
They seem to not only use IP based techniques - they block me if I use wireguard to my dedicated server (who's public IP range has been mine for longer than wireguard exists and almost as long as Reddit exists) while I can access it directly from that IP without issues. And if I dial back into my home network it's basically 50/50 if it works or not.
they have vcaptcha v3, which im told it silently records you in the background and check for botting behavior, plus if you login with the same vpn+ip that has compromised reddit accounts. theres anti-detection browsers, mobile proxies, and additional need to let your account simmer after creating.
I have no account logged in and use FF private mode,but yeah. It's annoying.
Without the services I mentioned it's pretty hard to get around, and people use of on reddit uses those methods, and they pay, and it's not 100%. I used to create new accounts at a university library computer, so they almost never catch on if one receives a subreddit ban. Their AI looks for posting pattern writing style as well, so they are looking at everything you do, not just IP.
I can say got suspended for using VPN, they say there's an issue with the security of my account & promoted me to change the password. I never posted any comments only did upvote & downvote. Still got suspended for no reason!!
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Which VPN are you using? In most cases it works for me depending on the country I choose.
Admittedly, I only use exit nodes in my state, but they do block Mullvad and Air.
Yes they automatically ban vpn users most of the time, I think that's why the OF accounts use rotating proxies, mobile proxy servers, they couple it with anti detection browsers, they have to change ips, or reddit catches on. This is from another site, even they are getting caught still, due to redditsn recent ban wave, I also noticed many subs had increased their filtering of "spammy comments"
they do block Mullvad
Not well enough it seems. Still reachable for me on some exits, but not all.
Yeah for sure. I'm not motivated enough to see the content over there though so if my current exit node is blocked I don't even bother with trying to view whatever it was.
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Do they have an android app?
no, but the mobile version of the website is just fine. you can also install LibRedirect (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/libredirect/) on Firefox to automatically redirect reddit links to it.