For a while Reddit dot com has been blocking my browser since I use a VPN, but old reddit was still functional for me. Although I closed my reddit account just after the API-exodus, I still frequent the niche communities which has hyper-specific topics discussed.
Found to my surprise today that they are now blocking old reddit as well if I use a VPN.
Never thought that [old].[reddit].[com] would one day show that f’kin “Whoa there Pardner” page.
Fuck you spez. Really, fuck you.
I’m not your pardner, buddy.
Same thing happened to me, and I have a dedicated IP with my VPN. Really pissed me off.
Then I thought, wait, what the shit am I doing on reddit anyway? Reddit sucks assballs.
Wow, thats actually a pretty big deal. Maybe we can get a few more posters here for reddits bad calls.
sh.reddit.comseems to still workWhat is sh.reddit.com
It was meant for testing one of their UI redesigns.
Started happening for me too. Reddit can pry my data out from my vpn’s cold, dead fingers.
Gotta play the vpn whack-a-moke game if ya wanna keep using old. Changing your exit location a few times usually gets ya in, for a while
odd. old.reddit.com is still working for me.
If you are logged in and on a VPN it works, if you’re not logged in and on a VPN it doesn’t anymore. This started happening to me about 5 days ago as well.
Not logged in and using Mullvad, and it works fine.
Same for me. Sad days my brother
Not sure what VPN you’re using, but I found that PIA is blocked, but Proton isn’t, as of last week anyway, something could have changed.
I’m using Mullvad.
I have mullvad and also browse certain Reddit communities without an account. Some of the servers still get through. If you’re using US servers I know there are a few of the NY, Atlanta, and Virginia servers I’ve been able to get through on. I’ve also gotten through on some of the West Coast ones but I can’t remember which ones, I only remember the last 3 because they were the last ones I trial and error throughed while actually paying attention to which servers I was connecting to instead of picking at random.
One of Mullvad’s Switzerland servers worked for me today
on ExpressVPN many servers are blocked but if you pick a smaller country like Luxembourg it can work
What do you type to eliminate reddit from search results?
this happens, but rarely, not dead yet
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VPN to your router too?
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