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Is there an alternative to Stack Overflow? (lemmy.today)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I have different technical questions I want to ask. I went to Stack Overflow and they blocked registration with a VPN. It's really fucking annoying. I can buy a residential IP to bypass this, but I'd rather just not use these enshitified platforms that are so hostile to VPNs.

Is there any decent alternative to Stack Overflow? I have tried getting AI answers to the technical question but they are not good.

And no, I can't just create a github ID using VPN to login, they block github logins based on IP also.

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[–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

because it's encrypted by https and my VPN has a decent reputation. Yes, it's possible that the VPN is secretly selling everything they can to big data, but if it were exposed then it would ruin their entire business.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1opKW6X88og

    "Inside this video, you’ll learn: • How Facebook turned a “privacy app” into a surveillance weapon • The Israeli cyber intel unit behind Onavo and why it matters • What Project Ghostbusters did to break HTTPS encryption • Why 20+ top VPNs are secretly owned by spyware vendors • The real story behind ExpressVPN, Kape Technologies, and fake “independent” review sites • The 7-point checklist every VPN must pass to be trusted • Better tools to protect yourself: DoH, hardened Firefox, Tor, browser isolation, and more"

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