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Creating an anonymous Reddit account without getting shadowbanned (self.privacy)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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I sadly kinda need Reddit because it's the only place where I can talk to other Turkish LGBTQ+ people, and I need my account to be anonymous because of the recent developments in Turkey, where the majority government is about to propose a bill that will literally make publicly identifying as LGBTQ illegal.

Any comment I make in my current account just shows up as [removed] and my account doesn't even show up in redlib like it doesn't even exist. Can't send any DMs either, it just gives me a very vague error.

The way I first signed up was pretty suspicious tbh (Mullvad VPN + Browser and cock.li e-mail address). Is there a better way I could do this without sharing any PII?

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[–] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

FYI you should either use a separate device to access it, or use VPN split tunnelling to avoid what data leakage you can (separate device is better though)

I believe Graphebe lets you split tunnelling by app, so all the tracking etc. that can be used against you goes through the VPN.

I would not rely on Reddit not sharing your IP with your government. I would not rely on the ad providers on Reddit not sharing your IP either.

Isolate all Reddit activity and only Reddit activity to that VPN. Make sure they don’t store logs and are reputable.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Mullvad VPN is always enabled with lockdown mode on my PC and my phone, I'm supposing that they've shadowbanned me because I'm using a VPN. I also don't think Reddit is going to keep my IP private from the government so that's why I do not plan on creating an account without a VPN.

    I guess I could go to a cafe and try signing up via public Wi-Fi, but most of those in my city require a phone number to connect to, so I'm currently trying to find a way to do this without searching for a cafe that doesn't have such a requirement :(

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    I’m supposing that they’ve shadowbanned me because I’m using a VPN

    Almost for sure.

    It used to be possible to sign up like that. Now, you can sign up, but if you try to post, boom, shadowban.

    I once had an account I used to answer some help request posts like computer stuff, how do I do this or that. I eventually noticed nobody ever replied to my posts. No upvotes. No downvotes. Nothing! So I looked without being signed in. Sure enuf, nobody but me could see anything I posted. I didn't know that was a thing reddit did. I was genuinely trying to help ppl. I got shit on for it. Felt bad, man.

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