I don't even use a VPN. It still allows me to view subreddits and my own account, but this happens when I try to enter a comment section. Fuck reddit, I hardly ever post there these days, but damn it I do need access to the information in their comments sections pretty often for a variety of reasons.

What's more, it's only happening on Firefox. I downloaded and installed chrome and everything is normal on that browser.

Edit: Clearing cookies fixed it. Leave it to reddit to give you a page that's like "lol fuck you we banned you piss off" whenever their site has a bug and shits the bed

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[–] microfiche@hexbear.net 38 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

the problem is you're on Reddit dot com, comrade.

[–] cosecantphi@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's the only way to get real information from a google search

[–] nfreak@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Find or host your own redlib instance use the Libredirect browser extension. Lets you browse with minimal privacy concerns.

[–] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 25 points 2 months ago

"We want you to use our shitty app so we can assure our advertising isn't being blocked." Probably

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 22 points 2 months ago

God Reddit is so cringe.

[–] segfault11@hexbear.net 21 points 2 months ago

reddit-logo smuglord

[–] Red_Eclipse@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago

Happening to me too. I thought it was my VPN.

[–] RION@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago

fuckass snoo

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Use startpage.com and click "view anonymously". You're welcome.

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

oh my.. i've never heard of this before. i've heard of startpage, but never used it, and never heard of the anonymous browsing thing.. that's fuckin awesome

[–] Meltyheartlove@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

I use it for almost every website for anything I search. It does have trouble with cloudflare captchas though or maybe it is just me because I haven't been able to tick the box so far :(

[–] Meltyheartlove@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

This and redlib. I recommend bookmarking a couple of instances though because they can be down.

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago

With a VPN, just pick an Australian exit node if you need to access that shithole website

[–] ThorrJo@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 months ago

go to web.archive.org
save the URL

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

happens to me all the time whenever i use mullvad vpn

[–] KobaCumTribute@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Is it still happening? It was happening to me too for most of the past half hour, but only when logged in and only when using a normal browser window rather than private. Now it's stopped doing it.

[–] Grebgreb@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i also got this. youtube is also almost unusable now on firefox for me as well.

[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I just use FreeTube on desktop. I don't fuck with the website itself

[–] Grebgreb@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

that's also what i switched to but it wasn't working for most of yesterday and today.

[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

Just use a privacy respecting front end like Redlib. LibRedirect is a Firefox extension that will do this automatically for you, for Reddit, and a bunch of other sites.

[–] MaxOS@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

seems to work in incognito mode

[–] Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 months ago

The old. subdomain maybe better

[–] whatdoiputhere12@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

any new account I make keeps getting shadowbanned, even on a new device

I’d personally blame google since their search sucks so hard adding Reddit to the end gives me the answer

[–] LeninWalksTheEarth@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

i had that too, had to clear cookies. i had trouble logging into another website for concert tickets too though.