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Ask HN: Is HN Blocking Mullvad VPN?

Post by burger_moon » Thu, May 21, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC

I've noticed over the last ~week that if I try to navigate to HN without active logged in session that I am often blocked from resolving the site, instead seeing a "sorry" page.

Seems to be more a desktop issue than when I've tried to reproduce on my phone with the same VPN.

Is this a blanket VPN thing or something specific about Mullvad connection points?

Re: Ask HN: Is HN Blocking Mullvad VPN?

Post by mhitza » Thu, May 21, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC

I'm using mullvad without issues. Switch exit point, or send and email to the HN email address and you'll get a link you can use to manuallly unblock your current IP address you use. Maybe there's too many users with the same exit point.

Re: Ask HN: Is HN Blocking Mullvad VPN?

Post by kspetkov79 » Thu, May 21, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC

Probably just a bad exit IP. VPN addresses get abused a lot. I would switch nodes before assuming HN blocks Mullvad.

Re: Ask HN: Is HN Blocking Mullvad VPN?

Post by runjake » Fri, May 22, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC

I'm getting in fine.

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