13617@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoReddit now blocks signed out VPN connections.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square116linkfedilinkarrow-up1512arrow-down118
arrow-up1494arrow-down1imageReddit now blocks signed out VPN connections.lemmy.world13617@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square116linkfedilink
minus-squareChozo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up41·2 years agoI get this even when signed in. Reddit really doesn’t like VPNs at all these days.
minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 years agoAdvertisers probably don’t like an anonymous user base.
minus-squareEvilcoleslaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoProbably because they have some geo-locked content now (e.g. NFL games) and also because VPNs and proxies can potentially be used to bypass ads.
I get this even when signed in. Reddit really doesn’t like VPNs at all these days.
Advertisers probably don’t like an anonymous user base.
Same with Twitch now too
Probably because they have some geo-locked content now (e.g. NFL games) and also because VPNs and proxies can potentially be used to bypass ads.