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Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users: Leak show feds tracking anti-ICE Reddit users like "Budget-Chicken-2425" (www.kenklippenstein.com)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Is that why reddit was IP blocking people from seeing content even though they weren't logged in?

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Are you using a VPN?

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Does reddit block VPNs?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

they do. the common ones. the other way to get around its using complicated methods proxies, anti-detect browsers, new devices in a specific setup to avoid reddit detection.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

yes, they aren't as effective as kroger.com or usps.com, though. You can occasionally find unblocked vpn servers w/reddit

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nope.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Huh, weird. Maybe you're just cursed. You didn't happen to buy an amulet from a gypsy woman?

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That happened to me as well but it worked in incog windows for some reason

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Also not incognito.

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

That happened to me the other day. I did absolutely nothing about it and it had cleared up 15 minutes later.

[–] FalschgeldFurkan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you're not using a VPN, try resetting your IP by unplugging the router for like 30s - that is, if you're still interested.

Fun fact: the Startpage proxy works on Reddit, albeit buggy:

spoiler

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

I did this too and I was still blocked. I ended up creating an account and was able to view content logged into an account. I really didn't want a reddit account though.