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why won't Lemmy let me comment or post unless Idisconnecte from my vpn (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by Dop@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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That's it, I get an error message whenever I try to post or comment if I'm connected to my VPN, butnot trouble if I just get disconnected. Does not fit the idea of decentralized social media I had, but overall I'm mainly curious as to the reason why it is so.

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[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Because so many bad actors use VPNs for ban evasion or span sources, blocking the VPN endpoints from posting or commenting is a low hanging fruit way of dealing with some spam. This is Lemmy.World stance.

There are many others instances that work over VPNs so in the spirit of decentralization you can use another instance to access lemmy.world content.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It also prevents normal people from using Lemmy at all...

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

lemmy.world is NOT "Lemmy"

Hell, during the great reddit migration, if I recall correctly, lemmy.world had to cap sign-ups.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org -4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It is a massive portion of Lemmy. And it doesn't just stop people from signing up, it stops people from participating in any way.

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You yourself aren't even using a lemmy.world account. Your take on the matter is backwards and bizarre.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

...please re-read the comment you just replied to.

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

Did you?

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Does .World think it’s their content?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 2 days ago

They host it, so they can do as they please.

Vote with your feet.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 6 points 2 days ago

It's hosted in their servers. Dunno about the content licenses, if any.