This is what I get when going to Reddit while connected to Proton VPN, connected to a server in the same country I live in.
This is an issue with all popular VPNs on various websites. VPNs use shared IP addresses so just a few bad actors using that VPN can get it blocked for everyone. I can't even load Google sometimes without multiple human verification checks.
Let's not pretend it's all about "bad actors". They don't want masked traffic at all, the "bad actors" gives them an excuse.
And we know this because if the IP was the issue, they wouldn't let you use the site at all, but they will work fine after signing in. Any of these VPNs work as long as you're logged into reddit, even with a throwaway account.
This is reddit blocking all VPNs it can, and only on new reddit.
It has nothing to do with bad actors and everything to do with maximizing user data gathering.
It seems to me like they blocked all VPN users.
I have the same experience on Mozilla VPN and I didn't use reddit for a year.
Edit: It let's me through when I log into my old account.
Yea I ran into the same thing about 2 months ago, haven't even gone back to check it. https://lemmy.world/post/14769888
I'd just be grateful you found Lemmy. I suspect Reddit is mostly bot spam at this point hidden as real users. Sucks that so many old posts are now being gatekept, a pinnacle of the real enshittification that's happening right now.
Reddit is a high proportion of tech issue search results. "just use lemmy" doesn't solve anything
Oh for sure.
It's just sometimes it feels a bit lonely in my main communities. I'm a francophone Quebecois and there isn't a lot of us on Lemmy. Most of them didn't seem to care about the whole API thing and don't seem to care about the bots and the AI either.
The Quebecois are creatures of habit and one they've settled down on something it's hard to make them change.
Ben non, je pense qu'on est au moins 3...
Old.reddit.com
When that goes, it's over.
It's already over m8. Let it go, Mr. Frodo.
Oh I've let it go. I still visit for porn.
Why? Theres literally an instance called lemmynsfw with tons of nudes and vids
They block VPNs there too, even with a longer text.
Can't login into old without having to go through cloudflare verification can.
Its done.
The same with Mullvad
PS: Fuck Reddit!
Proton has a bajillion servers. It shouldn’t take long to find one that isn’t blocked. Save it as a profile.
Wow, it's the same for Mozilla VPN (Mulvulla) which doesn't even pretent you're from a different country.
Same for mullvad. Most servers are blocked, although you can still find some that aren't.
Reddit sucks now anyway so fuck 'em.
VPNs in general and for quite a long time now. You can use LibRedirect to use a different frontend (please note that a lot of the alternative instances for other sites are pretty much broken).
They block IPv6 tunnels too.
If you just want to browse Reddit and have a user script extension installed, you can use LibReddit Redirector to browse via a third-party frontend without turning off your VPN.
My experience with LibReddit:
"Failed to parse page JSON data: EOF while parsing a value at line 1 column 0 Reddit Status Head back home?"
2023 turned web2 platforms into the Thing, and turned us into MacReady.
(Instagram: I was always the Thing! blargghhhgalzklgrkffz)
Use Redlib with LibRedirect to automatically redirect all Reddit links. Libreddit and Teddit are broken.
red.artemislena.eu
Second comment, the only browser I got this message on my laptop is Mull, but Firefox w/o addons, Brave browser and Tor all allowed me to view reddit dot com with my VPN on. With Tor you can visit their onion site.
The internet is becoming worst and worst to use everyday with a VPN. Using Private Browsing... on Firefox? That's a triple signal for you to fuck off from any stock traded company's website.
I use the Switzerland server if it or another site does this.
I have Proton VPN on my phone, I use RedReader app to browse reddit, works fine. I havent used my laptop in a long time, I'll have to see what happens, has Proton VPN also. I have a paid plan with them.
Depends on the server. I rarely am over there, but sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't
Not just them but old.reddit.com works fine usually.
Works for me. Maybe try a different server?
You have to be logged in for it to work.
I haven't had issues and I use protonvpn on old.reddit.com
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