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Signal tests usernames that keep your phone number private
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this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023
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What is this stupid website. Cant open it because they have banned my IP. Why the fuck do they ban MullvadVPN servers?
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.
https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866
Surprisingly it's fine on Tor.
The firewall I manage at work blocks tor exit nodes and app traffic at the application layer.
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.
Cloudflare can do it at least
Tor probably can’t carry enough traffic to concern them
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.