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It seems obvious that this is the result of someone else having abused Reddit too much from PIA addresses. I also find blanket proxy bans reasonable: it’s akin to refusing service to those who wear a balaclava to a store.
All is not lost if your account is mistakenly suspended due to VPN usage. They still allow you to: * Communicate with reddit admins via /r/reddit.com modmail * Appeal your suspension via https://www.reddit.com/appeals with a permanently suspended account. See https://reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045734911-My-acc...
Why does your employer require you to use a 3rd party VPN routed through the US?
It seems obvious that this is the result of someone else having abused Reddit too much from PIA addresses. I also find blanket proxy bans reasonable: it’s akin to refusing service to those who wear a balaclava to a store.
Found this BS, in dire contradiction with my test: https://reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/search?filter_by=knowledge_b...
What were you posting? I've used a VPN constantly and I have a Reddit account in the 15-year club, it hasn't been an issue.
No posts in the control account. Just VPN exit points "switching"
Just an idea regarding your latest test. The part of the main account sucks - I am with you on that.
It can be even worse than suspending you, as early as 2018 i noticed they were shadow banning you based on VPN (PIA also). Meaning you could still post but not be seen, or have the ability to notify people you replied to. I've never since bothered to have an account there. Reddit's CEO, like Jack Dorsey, denies 'shadow banning', even though you can test it by getting -100 karma and watching your comments reach nobody…
I’d guess it’s not the usage of a VPN that has triggered this, but rather a new account immediately presenting multiple IP addresses. I’d guess that would trigger abuse flags at most places (especially from known VPN IP addresses which tend to have a lot of malicious activity originating from them). This isn’t to defend them - it seems very odd to immediately permanently suspend accounts like that!
Yes. Most likely it is just a correlation, not the real cause. We have been using https://focsec.com/ for detecting trial abuse in our products. People using VPNs (+ new free email accounts) to "restart" trial periods is something that is quite common, we found.
Lots of people use vpns for work or privacy, I think that method would have a lot of false positives. In cases where trial account usage costs you very little or nothing I'd err on the side of not blocking users.