Basically the title. I use MullVad, and recently discovered that Lemmy.world is not allowing me to submit new posts or commenting on others’ posts if I have my VPN on.

For now I have excluded my Lemmy client of choice (Voyager) from my VPN, so things are back to normal.

As a reason behind this, I read elsewhere that this blocking of VPN is intentional as certain people posted CSAM while behind VPN. This is pretty despicable, so I totally support shutting those people out.

However, on that same note, I think it is fair to assume that every post and comment on Lemmy is stored along with the IP address of the User. Is that right?

Edit : Some readers are confirming that they can write posts and comments in Lemmy.world while on a VPN - and I wholeheartedly thank them. I only posted what I personally (and some other lemmings as well) experienced. I still do not know if this is a widespread problem or only happening to a few.

  • HelixDab2@lemm.ee
    1·
    9 months ago

    “Yeah go privacy, go anonymous”, but the fact is that bad actors ruined that for everyone else, so yeah, had to clamp down

    There’s nowhere in this statement that indicates that you’re referring to your own server. The text of your argument is that you are in favor of restricting privacy rights because you don’t like the way a limited number of people have misused privacy to post illegal material.

    • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
      4·
      9 months ago

      Am an admin of another instance

      In case you missed that bit.

      The text of your argument is that you are in favor of restricting privacy rights because you don’t like the way a limited number of people have misused privacy to post illegal material.

      Correct, that is what I’m saying. When it comes to data that I host on my server, I am responsible for it, and my government would agree with that. Which is why again, I say if you do not like it, feel free to host your own server. That’s the beauty of the fediverse, if you don’t like the way one server hosts things then spin up one and do it your way.