That $50 VPN subscription got me booted from Reddit in 20 minutes

I paid for a year of PrivateVPN after seeing it recommended on a privacy sub. Used it to post in a politics thread about census data and got a permanent ban for vote manipulation within 20 minutes. Turns out the IP was flagged as a known spam node and Reddit auto-banned anyone using it. Emailed support three times and never got a human reply. Anyone else burned money on a VPN that ended up getting you shadowbanned instead of protected?

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taylor8216d ago

Had a buddy who bought a year of VPN service after seeing it hyped on Reddit. He posted once in a gaming sub and got perma-banned the same day for "ban evasion" even though he'd never been banned before. The VPN company never answered his emails either.

claire6415d ago

Oh man, that "ban evasion" thing is such a mess. Your buddy's story is exactly what happened to me a few months back. I signed up for a VPN to try a different Netflix library, and the very first time I logged into Reddit with it on, my main account got hit with a permanent ban for "ban evasion." I had zero warnings, no history of any bans. The VPN company's support was basically a black hole too, I sent two emails and got nothing back but automated junk. It's like the whole system is designed to screw people who are just trying to do simple stuff like watch a show or post in a game sub. I honestly think a lot of these VPN deals on Reddit are just paid ads and the service is garbage when you actually need help.