21 sats \ 6 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 20 Sep 2023 \ on: VPN and Fun Hacks Using it šļø tech
Iāve found a fair amount of services donāt work when Iām on Mullvad. Some of them I donāt care about, but others are more important. I wonder if changing locations might help with this.
Regarding streaming services like Netflix, doesnāt it change the content you receive if you use a VPN to access from a different country? I guess that could be good or bad depending on what youāre looking to access, but I donāt think itās just a cheaper bill with no other changes?
Its a constant war. Services ban IP addresses they believe are VPNs. Try switching up you IP.
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Yep that's what I was thinking, too. Will do!
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Iāve found a fair amount of services donāt work when Iām on Mullvad.
For example? It seems all fine for me š but I am not using many services atm.
Regarding streaming services like Netflix, doesnāt it change the content you receive if you use a VPN to access from a different country?
Netflix uses algorithms to recommend shows for users. e.g. if you enjoy watching Korean shows, once you have watched or searched for one, it then keeps recommending similar shows; content-wise, there isn't much difference between a Turkish user and an American user tbh. However, as the post mentioned, some content is unavailable in some areas due to IP protections, but then what is stopping you from using VPN again?
But I'm only showing what is possible with a VPN, it's up to you to decide the best practice for yourself š¤
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Iāve had people share Instagram links with me that wonāt load until Iām off Mullvad. I donāt use it personally but I like to be able to see whatās being shared with me. Similar for Netflix, Ticketmaster, Hulu: Iāve tried to login and it just fails with various error messages. As soon as I turn off vpn and try again, it works fine. So Iāve just found it to be something to be aware of.
This definitely wasnāt a critique of your post, just adding another data point for folks to be aware of :)
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Itās the universe trying to tell you to stop watching shitty Instagram content.
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Hehe hard to argue with that
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