How to Bypass Reddit's VPN Blocking
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I don't like using reddit. But sometimes I have to while looking something up. However, I get this message when I have Mullvad turned on that reads You've been blocked by network security.
How do I bypass this? Changing VPN locations doesn't seem to affect it. I don't want to turn my VPN off for reddit.
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you don't have to turn your VPN off, they want you to log in
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Sometimes it works for me when I change my location using mullvad
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For android, the rdx app works great for occasional lurking
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It might be fingerprifting your browser. Give TorBrowser a try
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Either a frontend or
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.tasomaniac.openwith.floss/ -
Choosing Norway as my location seems to work. Note that I'm using
rdxto browse, but the vpn blocking affects it all the same. -
Reddit is reachable on tor and has a .onion version that supports both normal and old. versions
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Does it block you even when you use old.reddit?
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It also blocks Mullvad browser, which is essentially tor browser but for VPNs.
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On Mac I've found Safari gets thru every time for some reason where chrome and Firefox do not. I might have the prevent IP tracking setting enabled or whatever but I never have to turn off my VPN (nor sign in) if the other browsers get flagged. Ymmv.
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Throw the URL in tor and it should work fine.
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Here's a way to bypass it with uBlock Origin
https://cybernotes.xyz/osint/Social_Media_Bypasses.html#reddit---network-security-block-bypass -
if you just want to read, you're probably better off with using a libreddit or redlib frontend. libredirect firefox addon can automatically use that. that way posts may load faster, you'll read it on a lightweight site, and reddit won't be able to track your usage
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Simplest is to just bypass Reddit.
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Try to connect to a different country, I've found that Norway's servers don't get that message.
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Giving this a try. Seems like a consistent method across machines and browsers if it works. Changing servers is a hassle and redirecting traffic to a frontend is not the best solution for privacy.
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Unfortunately I have found it to be one of the highest concentrations of higher-IQ discussions on the Internet, at least historically.
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Use redlib.
