ZeroCool@feddit.ch to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-210 months agoSignal tests usernames that keep your phone number privatewww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1164arrow-down1external-linkSignal tests usernames that keep your phone number privatewww.bleepingcomputer.comZeroCool@feddit.ch to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareInstantnudeln@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·10 months agoWhat is this stupid website. Cant open it because they have banned my IP. Why the fuck do they ban MullvadVPN servers?
minus-squarePantherina@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agohttps://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866
minus-squaresettinmoon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoSome malicious users do use VPNs to send spams and many websites automatically bans these IPs. Normally switching to a different VPN server will resolve the issue.
minus-squareZeroCool@feddit.chOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-210 months agoTry a different server. I’ve never had any issues accessing bleepingcomputer with Mullvad.
minus-squaremateomaui@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoBanned on my VPN, too, good to know I shouldn’t be aggravated at my service.
minus-squareferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoTor probably can’t carry enough traffic to concern them
minus-squareAeroLemming@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoIs it even possible to block Tor? You could block specific exit nodes, but not all of them unless you had a way to detect when someone was using Tor.
minus-squareTauZero@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoThe list of tor exit ips is publicly viewable. Some IPS block the entire list contrary to Tor Project’s request not to do exactly that.
What is this stupid website. Cant open it because they have banned my IP. Why the fuck do they ban MullvadVPN servers?
https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866
Some malicious users do use VPNs to send spams and many websites automatically bans these IPs. Normally switching to a different VPN server will resolve the issue.
Try a different server. I’ve never had any issues accessing bleepingcomputer with Mullvad.
Banned on my VPN, too, good to know I shouldn’t be aggravated at my service.
Surprisingly it’s fine on Tor.
Tor probably can’t carry enough traffic to concern them
Is it even possible to block Tor? You could block specific exit nodes, but not all of them unless you had a way to detect when someone was using Tor.
The list of tor exit ips is publicly viewable. Some IPS block the entire list contrary to Tor Project’s request not to do exactly that.