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Reddit now blocks signed out VPN connections. (lemmy.world)
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[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 50 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Advertisers probably don't like an anonymous user base.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you're logged in you're not anonymous

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It used to be that you didn't need an email to sign up. The account I had before the API crap this summer didn't have an email associated with it. Couple that with using an always on VPN browser anti-fingerprint measures, and you could theoretically maintain a reasonable degree of anonymity, assuming you don't dox yourself. I assume a lot of this also has to do with users utilizing VPNs to circumvent band as well.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

But they can still use everything you've written there to work out stuff about you. I bet they don't do it well though, given how poorly targeted their advertising was