I keep wishing “privacy” company, Apple, would release a VPN such that no business would be able to block it as they’d lose too many customers
SoundCloud has banned VPN access
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Re: SoundCloud has banned VPN access
#102Ironic posting that on reddit who also blocks vpn access.
Still seems to work via the desktop interface while accessing the old.reddit version, at least it worked a couple of days ago for me, I can't speak for the new web version nor for their phone app, cause I'm not using those.
For me also the normal web version (non-old) works, at least with Mullvad.
edit: Ah, it's based on login status
Re: SoundCloud has banned VPN access
#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
> which is a shame because I'm a real human being using the internet as intended. This is the main issue here, the web has become actively hostile to normal people in the quest to monetize every second of online activity.
"Actively hostile" is another of the common myths. See also: "corporations are evil". "Completely indifferent" and "Corporations are completely amoral" are more accurate. It's the difference between someone trying to drown you, versus someone trying to fish while you drown just off the bank. Same end, of course.
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#104I keep wishing “privacy” company, Apple, would release a VPN such that no business would be able to block it as they’d lose too many customers
They… do?
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#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are plenty of VPN and proxy detection services, either as a service (API) or downloadable database, which are surprisingly comprehensive. Disclaimer: I’ve run one since 2017. Years on, our primary data source is literally holding dozens of subscriptions to every commercial provider we can find, and enumerating the exit node IP addresses they use. There are also other methods, like using zmap/zgrab to probe for…
> Years on, our primary data source is literally holding dozens of subscriptions to every commercial provider we can find, and enumerating the exit node IP addresses they use. Assuming your VPN identification service operates commercially, I trust that you are in full compliance with all contractual agreements and Terms of Service for the services you utilize. Many of these agreements specifically prohibit commercial…
TOS are pretty meaningless in cases like this. It amounts to getting rejected as a customer and your account canceled.
Re: SoundCloud has banned VPN access
#106You can't just blanket block all VPN access, that's not how the internet works... they could pick some common/well-known providers of VPN services and block their IPs/ASN/etc., but you can't just flip a switch and make all forms of VPN/proxy stop working, as there's no way to tell with certainty that someone is using one.
There are plenty of VPN and proxy detection services, either as a service (API) or downloadable database, which are surprisingly comprehensive. Disclaimer: I’ve run one since 2017. Years on, our primary data source is literally holding dozens of subscriptions to every commercial provider we can find, and enumerating the exit node IP addresses they use. There are also other methods, like using zmap/zgrab to probe for…
> which are surprisingly comprehensive
How does the buyer even know what the precision and recall rates might be?
Re: SoundCloud has banned VPN access
#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
Still seems to work via the desktop interface while accessing the old.reddit version, at least it worked a couple of days ago for me, I can't speak for the new web version nor for their phone app, cause I'm not using those.
For me also the normal web version (non-old) works, at least with Mullvad. edit: Ah, it's based on login status
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Re: SoundCloud has banned VPN access
#108I keep wishing “privacy” company, Apple, would release a VPN such that no business would be able to block it as they’d lose too many customers
They… do?
This comment would be more useful if you have the name of the product or linked to it. I’m also not aware of this offering and wasn’t able to find information on it.
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#109Re: SoundCloud has banned VPN access
#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
They… do?
This comment would be more useful if you have the name of the product or linked to it. I’m also not aware of this offering and wasn’t able to find information on it.
iCloud Private Relay
It's a very limited VPN as it only works for Safari/Mail and only anonymizes you to your region/country.