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[-] GeriatricGambino@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

Reddit blocks you plain and simple if you use a vpn, and has done so for a while. Also I don't see how VPN relates to them gatekeeping 2 subs behind a mandatory doxxing of yourself.

[-] bobo1900@startrek.website 13 points 5 days ago

If you use a vpn you appear as a non-uk user, you don't have to show the ID. If you don't have an existing account, the only reliable source of geolocation for websites is your ip address, so a vpn can effectively circumvent that.

[-] GeriatricGambino@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Oh, right. I didn't thought of that at all, I never went beyond "well, they don't let you use VPNs anyway. Man I need to sleep. And thanks for explaining.

[-] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 days ago

Reddit blocks you plain and simple if you use a vpn

Not really true. Some VPN IPs are blocked, so you'd have to select a new VPN endpoint and try again.

Source: have done this multiple times when switching VPN endpoints.

[-] GeriatricGambino@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Huh, just went and managed to get the frontpage after 5 tries with mullvad. To be fair haven't really tried too hard to go back on Reddit the last two years, and just assumed the blocking of IPs was stricker. Still, thanks for correcting me

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