That’s it, I get an error message whenever I try to post or comment if I’m connected to my VPN, butnot trouble if I just get disconnected. Does not fit the idea of decentralized social media I had, but overall I’m mainly curious as to the reason why it is so.
Not defending any of those fucks, so we are clear. But expecting anonymity when using Facebook, Reddit or Discord really means how disconnected someone can be.
I believe Lemmy.world blocks VPNs. You could try a different instance which doesn’t have that policy
Because so many bad actors use VPNs for ban evasion or span sources, blocking the VPN endpoints from posting or commenting is a low hanging fruit way of dealing with some spam. This is Lemmy.World stance.
There are many others instances that work over VPNs so in the spirit of decentralization you can use another instance to access lemmy.world content.
It also prevents normal people from using Lemmy at all…
lemmy.world is NOT “Lemmy”
Hell, during the great reddit migration, if I recall correctly, lemmy.world had to cap sign-ups.
It is a massive portion of Lemmy. And it doesn’t just stop people from signing up, it stops people from participating in any way.
