13617@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoReddit now blocks signed out VPN connections.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1530arrow-down124
arrow-up1506arrow-down1imageReddit now blocks signed out VPN connections.lemmy.world13617@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square115fedilink
minus-squareChozo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up43·1 year agoI get this even when signed in. Reddit really doesn’t like VPNs at all these days.
minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 year agoAdvertisers probably don’t like an anonymous user base.
minus-squareLastoftheDinosaurs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoSame with Twitch now too
minus-squareEvilcoleslaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoProbably because they have some geo-locked content now (e.g. NFL games) and also because VPNs and proxies can potentially be used to bypass ads.
I get this even when signed in. Reddit really doesn’t like VPNs at all these days.
Advertisers probably don’t like an anonymous user base.
Same with Twitch now too
Probably because they have some geo-locked content now (e.g. NFL games) and also because VPNs and proxies can potentially be used to bypass ads.