This app gets suggested as reddit/discord alternative that’s privacy-conscious but like wtf it says I’ve been blocked ever since I got it. It’s probably because I’m in a conservative 3rd world country but wtf?

Can’t use VPNs to bypass it either. Anyone who’s used it, is there a workaround, or do I just have to ditch the app?

  • pogodem0n@lemmy.world
    101·
    12 hours ago

    Lemmy (or Fediverse) is not private at all.

    Its main appeal (at least for me) is the non-profit motive and censorship resistance, and that you can also browse it anonymously.

    If you are getting IP blocked by your instance (server you are connected to), just choose another one.

    • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
      61·
      12 hours ago

      That’s not true at all. Everything you actively send the server is not private but it’s also not unnecessarily collecting all sorts of personal information or tracking you around the web.

      • pogodem0n@lemmy.world
        1·
        12 minutes ago

        That’s what I meant by the non-profit motive. Reddit and Discord sell those data for more profit.