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minus-squarePM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-21 年前Okay so I tried accessing this site with several IPs using my VPN and I got this: Tried Murica, Iraq, Greece, Russia, Yemen… same thing. Archive.is seems to do it. https://archive.is/dBTcG
minus-squareRedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 年前They probably blocked all known VPN addresses.
minus-squarePM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 年前That’s what I would have assumed except for the creepy “Avengers Protocol Initiated” thing. Because it’s not just Americans and Israelis using VPNs.
minus-squareCrucible [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 年前Western culture permeates all, and tech guys are nerds worldwide
minus-squareRedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 年前It’s a lot easier to block all VPNs then block only select countries on VPNs, since you know, that’s what VPNs are good for, getting around region blocks.
minus-squareCysio@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 年前I was able to get in after clicking the Cloudflare captcha, from my normal Polish IP
Okay so I tried accessing this site with several IPs using my VPN and I got this:
Tried Murica, Iraq, Greece, Russia, Yemen… same thing.
Archive.is seems to do it. https://archive.is/dBTcG
They probably blocked all known VPN addresses.
That’s what I would have assumed except for the creepy “Avengers Protocol Initiated” thing. Because it’s not just Americans and Israelis using VPNs.
Western culture permeates all, and tech guys are nerds worldwide
It’s a lot easier to block all VPNs then block only select countries on VPNs, since you know, that’s what VPNs are good for, getting around region blocks.
I was able to get in after clicking the Cloudflare captcha, from my normal Polish IP