Commenting / Posting blocked by VPN (lemmy.world)

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

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I haven’t had any problems upvoting or accessing lemmy content, but yesterday, whenever I tried leaving a comment on a post, I triggered a 403 error (both from the Mlem app and my browser) which identified the use of VPN as an issue. Once I disabled my VPN, I was able to post the comment.

Now, while trying to make this post, I am experiencing errors too.

Has anyone else experienced this, and have you found work arounds?

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[-] giving_more_ketchup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I only turned it off to verify it was responsible for the issue. Otherwise, yeah, it’s always on. Didn’t realize instances could block VPNs or even identify they were in use.

this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2025

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