A few months ago I was unnecessarily banned on my reddit account first, but then even if I use different computers and a different Internet, it somehow realizes that it’s me and bans me. When I open my account, there is no problem, but as soon as I write something, it is banned.

  • magnue@lemmy.world
    31·
    8 days ago

    I managed to get round a permaban by:

    • Getting mullvad VPN
    • installing mullvad browser.
    • setting it up such that this browser is the only thing that routes through mullvad (everything else on my system goes through Nord). For regular browsing I use Firefox and Nord.
    • creating a free proton mail account within this browser (unfortunately I had to verify it with a real email :( but proton do say it’s just for verification)
    • sign up to Reddit.
    • all I use mullvad for is this browser and my IPTV streams all paid for with bitcoin
    • Kayra@lemmy.worldOP
      11·
      8 days ago

      I’ll try, thank u, but it’s very interesting that they recognize me even on a different device.

      • Pfeffy@lemmy.world
        1·
        6 days ago

        Google literally spits out a full explanation of how this works if you bother to ask it.

      • magnue@lemmy.world
        41·
        8 days ago

        I’m no expert but I assume advertisers (or someone) has a fingerprint of you for each browser, so like if you log into your Google account on your mobile browser, you’re obviously the same person who logs into that YouTube account on your desktop browser.

      • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
        21·
        8 days ago

        Are you givinng them an email? Cuz i think you dont have to, there is a reall shitty dark pattern set up to make you think you have to give that up but you dont