Comment on Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users

Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• frostysauce@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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• FalschgeldFurkan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  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:

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  • Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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• hydroptic@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Are you using a VPN?

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  • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Does reddit block VPNs?

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    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      they do. the common ones.

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    • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      yes, they aren’t as effective as kroger.com or usps.com, though.

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  • Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Nope.

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    • hydroptic@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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• tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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  • Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Also not incognito.

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