This is what I get when going to Reddit while connected to Proton VPN, connected to a server in the same country I live in.
My guess is it’s to reduce scraping. A single bad actor can swap between IPs from VPN providers easily. They also seem to ban blocks of IPs since both my colocated server IP (had it since 2019) and PureVPN dedicated IP (recent) are blocked despite me being the only user. Forcing account creation adds an extra step and way they can block you.
I use the Switzerland server if it or another site does this.
Depends on the server. I rarely am over there, but sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t
Private Internet Access is a solid VPN but is definitely flagged by any sites pulling this bullshit.
Any suggestions that haven’t been? I don’t stay in the loop, I think I heard that they had been but so had everyone else, basically.
I’ve been using Proton for 4ish years now and like it. Email, VPN, drive, and calendar. I use something else instead of proton pass, but just for diversity.
Really? I use PIA all the time and haven’t had any issues with normal internet usage including reddit. Wirst I get is google making me check a captcha box once in a while.
