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Re: Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser, 'old' subdomain included

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Post by keepamovin »

thih9 wrote: post #3
keepamovin wrote: post #2

This is IP based blocking. You can get around it by creating a Reddit account, or logging in. I Just did that on my remote browser app, the demo of which is here: https://puter.com/app/cloudtabs-browserbox If you read past the "Woah, there pardner." You'll see a paragraph that says, Try logging in or creating an account here to get back to browsing. This works. You can use reddit if you just create an account or sign…

Edit: parent commenter seems to be promoting their product. Looks like a random remote browser, perhaps avoid entering important credentials there. Didn't work for me. I tried creating an account[1] moments ago; after filling out the form and submitting, I got back: "an error occurred (status: 403)". [1]: https://old.reddit.com/login/

> Edit: parent commenter seems to be promoting their product. Looks like a random remote browser, perhaps avoid entering important credentials there.

True. Maybe I should have put a full disclosure? I thought it was obvious, but I get if it wasn't. I'm sorry for not being more clear!

It's a good point to advise people to avoid entering important credentials in something that probably looks untrusted. I'd also advise that at this stage as we have no SLAs for now, and are just testing this SaaS-to-be demo of this source-available product:

https://github.com/BrowserBox/BrowserBox

Thank you for pointing out the reasonable and important security concerns. Although I should have probably done that myself, I was just so eager to help!

Aside: I am surprised tho that you were unable to even login on your VPN. I would think that the IP blocks we run the browser form and those of a VPN would be in the same category of 'cloud IPs', so why should it work on CloudTabs but fail for you directly on a VPN? Who knows?

Re: Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser, 'old' subdomain included

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Post by mplewis »

scarface_74 wrote: post #129
doodlebugging wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not at all. I have contributed a lot of content since 2005 under several different user names. A lot of that content required significant time for me to locate links, photos, etc to be able to provide accurate answers to a question or, as many of my posts attempt, to correct an inaccurate answer that seems to be getting a lot of traction in the post. The content that I post is mine, the aggregation platform is theirs…

No matter what excuse you make, you’re still being part of the problem. If you could do the same on HN would you? How is your action not petty and trolling? And exactly how was Reddit suppose to be an ongoing concern without monetization? Were you going to donate to them? Provide free labor?

Everyone who used the site and moderated it was providing free labor. Do you not remember the moderation protests against the administration of the site?

Now that those mods have left, the value of Reddit has too.

Re: Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser, 'old' subdomain included

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Post by pmdr »

We were told that the boycotts last year were the end of reddit, or at least a substantial brain drain. Reddit was going to be a lawless wasteland because no mod would accept tending the garden anymore.

Reddit is now a public company with a CEO that just got a huge compensation package while mods still work for free. Far from lawless, far from being a wasteland.

Even the hacker community is still using reddit despite everything that's happened. This probably means that it hasn't lost any of its value.

Blocked VPN access or not, reddit already won.

Re: Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser, 'old' subdomain included

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Post by Ylpertnodi »

FredPret wrote: post #128

Reddit is such a toxic hole anyway. It's all posturing, stupid cutesy language, and victim mindset. I'm so glad the site got awful as the content - we're all better off without.

Good Ukrainian War info, though

Re: Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser, 'old' subdomain included

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Post by mplewis »

sentientslug wrote: post #100
Kuinox wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fediverse, lemmy, mastodon.

I suppose that works if you want to interact with the three people on there.

Ok, then you don’t have to go anywhere. Have fun.

Re: Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser, 'old' subdomain included

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Post by doodlebugging »

scarface_74 wrote: post #129
doodlebugging wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not at all. I have contributed a lot of content since 2005 under several different user names. A lot of that content required significant time for me to locate links, photos, etc to be able to provide accurate answers to a question or, as many of my posts attempt, to correct an inaccurate answer that seems to be getting a lot of traction in the post. The content that I post is mine, the aggregation platform is theirs…

No matter what excuse you make, you’re still being part of the problem. If you could do the same on HN would you? How is your action not petty and trolling? And exactly how was Reddit suppose to be an ongoing concern without monetization? Were you going to donate to them? Provide free labor?

I have been part of their free labor since late 2005. Now they want to farm out my content with no compensation to me. They would have nothing of value without the content that users like myself freely provided.

I donated my content without which they would never have gained any traction online.

>If you could do the same on HN would you? How is your action not petty and trolling?

I also edit comments on HN if the edit is appropriate and I remove comments if the thread is dead when I comment so that the comment adds nothing to the discussion.

>No matter what excuse you make, you’re still being part of the problem.

These words that I spent my time to type should never be construed as an excuse. They are an explanation. There's a difference. As to whether I am part of the problem or part of the solution or just a small part of something else, that is always open to an individual's interpretation based on and biased by their own personal experiences.

>And exactly how was Reddit suppose to be an ongoing concern without monetization?

This has never been my problem. It is a problem that they should have had the foresight to solve before they launched.

Re: Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser, 'old' subdomain included

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Post by nullindividual »

hyperdimension wrote: post #22
TomSwirly wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "Woah, there pardner." Cutesie error messages aren't funny even the first time, and by the tenth time they are wildly annoying. > if you just create an account "Just"

I remember getting a laptop with Windows 8 about ten years ago and upon turning it on, the Out-of Box Experience (OOBE) "greeted" me, something like 'Hi. We're getting things set up for you' "Hi?" "We?" You are a piece of software. There is no "we" here. I can't even begin to express how infantilizing that sounds to my ears. Anyway, I didn't last long on Windows for that laptop. /rant

Would you rather have a hex code?

“Please wait and consult your operators manual: 0x0A”

Re: Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser, 'old' subdomain included

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Post by hyperdimension »

xandrius wrote: post #28
hyperdimension wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember getting a laptop with Windows 8 about ten years ago and upon turning it on, the Out-of Box Experience (OOBE) "greeted" me, something like 'Hi. We're getting things set up for you' "Hi?" "We?" You are a piece of software. There is no "we" here. I can't even begin to express how infantilizing that sounds to my ears. Anyway, I didn't last long on Windows for that laptop. /rant

You're not the target user.

I know. A few years later, I was helping my mom set up a new laptop and during the same OOBE, I made pretty much the same comment, and she seemed to think it was just fine or at least not weird-sounding.

Come to think of it, I wonder if it's for the same thing that gets people to refer to Google Assistant/Siri/et c. as 'she'. I've noticed that a lot also.

Re: Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser, 'old' subdomain included

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Post by scarface_74 »

doodlebugging wrote: post #136
scarface_74 wrote: post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No matter what excuse you make, you’re still being part of the problem. If you could do the same on HN would you? How is your action not petty and trolling? And exactly how was Reddit suppose to be an ongoing concern without monetization? Were you going to donate to them? Provide free labor?

I have been part of their free labor since late 2005. Now they want to farm out my content with no compensation to me. They would have nothing of value without the content that users like myself freely provided. I donated my content without which they would never have gained any traction online. >If you could do the same on HN would you? How is your action not petty and trolling? I also edit comments on HN if the edi…

So exactly what do you propose? Should they pay everyone who makes a post or comment on Reddit?

Do you feel the same way about HN? You are posting here for free and providing value.

> This has never been my problem. It is a problem that they should have had the foresight to solve before they launched.

Do you feel the same way about all of the companies that YC funds?

If so, why are you commenting here “adding value”?

Re: Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser, 'old' subdomain included

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Post by scarface_74 »

mplewis wrote: post #132
scarface_74 wrote: post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No matter what excuse you make, you’re still being part of the problem. If you could do the same on HN would you? How is your action not petty and trolling? And exactly how was Reddit suppose to be an ongoing concern without monetization? Were you going to donate to them? Provide free labor?

Everyone who used the site and moderated it was providing free labor. Do you not remember the moderation protests against the administration of the site? Now that those mods have left, the value of Reddit has too.

If you didn’t get any value from Reddit why did you comment and provide content? Why are you commenting here?
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