Basically the title. I use MullVad, and recently discovered that Lemmy.world is not allowing me to submit new posts or commenting on others’ posts if I have my VPN on.

For now I have excluded my Lemmy client of choice (Voyager) from my VPN, so things are back to normal.

As a reason behind this, I read elsewhere that this blocking of VPN is intentional as certain people posted CSAM while behind VPN. This is pretty despicable, so I totally support shutting those people out.

However, on that same note, I think it is fair to assume that every post and comment on Lemmy is stored along with the IP address of the User. Is that right?

Edit : Some readers are confirming that they can write posts and comments in Lemmy.world while on a VPN - and I wholeheartedly thank them. I only posted what I personally (and some other lemmings as well) experienced. I still do not know if this is a widespread problem or only happening to a few.

  • El Barto
    1•9 months ago

    Thanks. I had the wrong definition of fetal viability, and what you say of course makes sense. I stand corrected.

    Also, I’m sorry your wife had to go through that experience.

    • @[email protected]
      2•9 months ago

      Ex-wife. From what she told me, the worst part was having to tell her mom that she’d gotten pregnant.

      My current–hopefully final–wife has also had an abortion, and she too has zero regrets about it. IIRC that was a birth control failure with her 2nd husband.

      I had a vasectomy about 20 years ago, when I first got real, grown-up adult health insurance, because I’ve known for years that I didn’t want to pass my genes on. :)