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Anyone else getting bounced from mainstream websites with Mullvad VPN? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Dop@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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EDIT: Thank you all for your help, I guess I'll have to keep changing location, filling captcha and occasionally allow an exception. Keeping ones internet activity even remotely private requires effort, even with good tools.

Hi,

After reading time and again about how Mullvad VPN is the best VPN out there, I decided to give it a try and got myself an account & credit for a month worth of trial.

However after a couple days of use on my mobile (I also use Mullvad Browser), I'm getting bounced from many mainstream website.

Is this normal? Any settings I should adjust?

Cheers

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[–] RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don’t no which websites you are talking about, but a bunch of websites (looking at you Reddit) block VPNs based on ip. Your only option is changing server until you find one that isn’t blocked or using Tor

[–] Rogue1633@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Life Hack: Replace the 'www' part from the URL with 'sh'. For example: replace

www.reddit.com/post1/...

with

sh.reddit.com/post1/...

It should be easy to write a script that replaces these URLs. This allows using reddit with my VPN (Mullvad) turned on. I don't know why reddit offers such a workaround, but it works for me.

[–] aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What does this do

[–] Rogue1633@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 month ago

It allows using reddit with my VPN (Mullvad) turned on. I don't know why reddit offers such a workaround, but it works for me

[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You forgot to explain what this does?

[–] Rogue1633@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It allows using reddit with my VPN (Mullvad) turned on. I don't know why reddit offers such a workaround, but it works for me

[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 1 points 1 month ago

Thx for confirming! Sounds good.