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hisao@ani.social 2 weeks agoI’ve been using Reddit with VPN for years. Not sure about registering, but using existing accounts with VPN works just fine. lemmy.world allows to register but doesn’t allow to post with VPNs, this is also one of big reasons I don’t use that instance.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I can’t even view reddit pages half of the time with VPNs, let along register.
They definitely can detect that your IP is from a data center and deduce that you are using a VPN, so they will block you.
hisao@ani.social 2 weeks ago
PS: try to register an account without VPN, then log in, then turn on VPN and see how it goes.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Then what’s the point? Using a VPN is so they don’t know who you are. If you register with your real IP, they would just store the IP forever.
hisao@ani.social 2 weeks ago
You can use mobile internet or wifi in McDonald’s then. I’m personally using VPN mainly to protect myself from my ISP and local MITM.
hisao@ani.social 2 weeks ago
I’m using Proton VPN all the time with Reddit, servers from all over the world: Europe, Asia, Africa. I have 365 day streak achievement on day 320 today, so at least those past 320 days I’ve been using Reddit with Proton VPN every day (I also have killswitch permanently enabled). Also used two other lesser known providers years ago with no issues. Keep in mind though, I’m only ever using paid servers. Wouldn’t surprise me if those few free ones are banned everywhere. It takes one user to misbehave from IP to get that IP banned.
amksenin@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
do you have an extra reddit account i can use? i can use without vpn if you want
hisao@ani.social 2 weeks ago
Sorry, I don’t have one I can share.