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Question: I'm guessing this blocking is all based off of IP address, can anyone confirm?

If so, does a VPN with (say) a US endpoint get around it?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Canada needs a domestic social media service. That much is clear. The only question is how in the world it will compete.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I downloaded a Canadian news app after RIF went down, it has the most vile comment section I have ever seen.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ask yourself who would comment on a news app instead of Reddit. The answers write themselves.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Care to elaborate? I feel like I'm missing something

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They're typically less tech savvy, older, and trend Conservative. They're also the segment of that demographic that wants to write comments (i.e. they have stronger/more extreme beliefs)

It's likely to be the more extreme rural Conservatives.

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