Seems contrary to the whole lemmyverse/fediverse model, doesn't it?
Spammers were using vpns to evade bans and flood Lemmy.world with illegal content a while ago
I assume this is a holdover from that
Smaller instances with less open sign-up probably don’t have the same blocks
favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Lemmy.world got hit with tons of spam early in its life. Someone was uploading CSAM and other disgusting images.
Bonus@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
As a large popular instance, that makes sense. Thanks.
lemjukes@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Oh well that would explain the ‘instability’ I kept experiencing on voyager with a vpn on. That error didn’t pass through so I just assumed the instance was struggling and swapped to be with the Finns.
Tiffany1994@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks ago
I hope lemmy.world does not implement age verification under pressure from the UK. Lots of users are using VPN’s to circumvent that on some instances already.