ZeroCool@feddit.ch to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-210 months agoSignal tests usernames that keep your phone number privatewww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1539arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squareInstantnudeln@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up40arrow-down5·10 months agoWhat is this stupid website. Cant open it because they have banned my IP. Why the fuck do they ban MullvadVPN servers?
minus-squaresettinmoon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·10 months agoSome malicious users do use VPNs to send spams and many websites automatically bans these IPs. Normally switching to a different VPN server will resolve the issue.
minus-squarePantherina@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 months agohttps://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866
minus-squareAeroLemming@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·10 months agoIs it even possible to block Tor? You could block specific exit nodes, but not all of them unless you had a way to detect when someone was using Tor.
minus-squareRailing5132@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoThe firewall I manage at work blocks tor exit nodes and app traffic at the application layer.
minus-squareTauZero@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoThe list of tor exit ips is publicly viewable. Some IPS block the entire list contrary to Tor Project’s request not to do exactly that.
minus-squareferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoTor probably can’t carry enough traffic to concern them
minus-squareZeroCool@feddit.chOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-210 months agoTry a different server. I’ve never had any issues accessing bleepingcomputer with Mullvad.
minus-squaremateomaui@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·10 months agoBanned on my VPN, too, good to know I shouldn’t be aggravated at my service.
What is this stupid website. Cant open it because they have banned my IP. Why the fuck do they ban MullvadVPN servers?
Some malicious users do use VPNs to send spams and many websites automatically bans these IPs. Normally switching to a different VPN server will resolve the issue.
https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866
Surprisingly it’s fine on Tor.
Is it even possible to block Tor? You could block specific exit nodes, but not all of them unless you had a way to detect when someone was using Tor.
The firewall I manage at work blocks tor exit nodes and app traffic at the application layer.
Cloudflare can do it at least
The list of tor exit ips is publicly viewable. Some IPS block the entire list contrary to Tor Project’s request not to do exactly that.
Gotcha, thanks.
Tor probably can’t carry enough traffic to concern them
Try a different server. I’ve never had any issues accessing bleepingcomputer with Mullvad.
Banned on my VPN, too, good to know I shouldn’t be aggravated at my service.