鳳凰院 凶真 (Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoYoutube can detect VPNs now... the fuck?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square255fedilinkarrow-up1828arrow-down120
arrow-up1808arrow-down1imageYoutube can detect VPNs now... the fuck?sh.itjust.works鳳凰院 凶真 (Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square255fedilink
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up70·4 days agoThis happens via simple lists of IP addresses, no? I.e. the VPN has a limited number of exit IPs and once it’s known who they belong to, they’re easy to block?
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·4 days agoYeah, it’s pretty trivial to do, and it’s honestly surprising it took YT so long to do it.
This happens via simple lists of IP addresses, no? I.e. the VPN has a limited number of exit IPs and once it’s known who they belong to, they’re easy to block?
Yeah, it’s pretty trivial to do, and it’s honestly surprising it took YT so long to do it.