Countersocial doesn't work for me.
from Yliaster@lemmy.world to privacy@lemmy.ml on 20 Feb 02:29
https://lemmy.world/post/43350228

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?

#privacy

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kat@lemmy.blehiscool.com on 20 Feb 03:20 next collapse

CounterSocial blocks entire IP ranges and most VPN/datacenter networks as part of its anti-abuse policy. It’s not really decentralised, so if you’re blocked at the network level there’s usually no workaround unless they manually allow you.

pogodem0n@lemmy.world on 20 Feb 06:18 next collapse

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.

url@feddit.fr on 20 Feb 06:33 next collapse

What do you mean by private

artyom@piefed.social on 20 Feb 06:47 next collapse

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 on 20 Feb 18:15 collapse

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

Yliaster@lemmy.world on 20 Feb 11:24 collapse

Issue is with Countersocial, not Lemmy. Lemmy works fine

pogodem0n@lemmy.world on 20 Feb 18:50 collapse

Sorry. I (and probably others here as well) have never of it before. I thought it was a Lemmy client or server, due to the community you posted in.

artyom@piefed.social on 20 Feb 06:46 collapse

Try Fluxer instead.