submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/reddit@lemmy.world
 

So I've discovered recently that instead the moderators and admins doing their due diligence, they'll just ban your IP. I can't wait for this to blow up in their face.

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[–] 27 points 2 years ago (8 children)

That will be fun for VPN users

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In before VPNs get labeled as against their TOS

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Already can't use a VPN with reddit, so...

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Thought it was just when not logged in not blanket blocks

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yeah, but if you aren't logged in and just need to quickly search stuff it blocks you. It has made me use it much less as a source of info, as I'm not gonna log in on multiple devices that don't support old reddit.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    They've been temp banning various VPN IPs for a few years now, giving you a network error when you try to access reddit through the browser from a flagged IP. Although it's been fine for the last couple weeks or so, but that might just be luck or the lack of me trying.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    They could just block VPNs but how about a house/apartment with multiple reddit users? Coffee shops? Libraries? Offices?

    This seems like it would come with a shitload of practical drawbacks, never mind the capricious nature of reddit bans in the first place.

    Their ban reporting is straight up broken and regularly abused by botnets, this will make that problem even worse.

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