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Ask HN: Why does Wikipedia block VPNs?
When I try to edit a Wikipedia article while on a VPN (ex: ProtonVPN) or even a VPS server (ex: DigitalOcean droplet), it says "Editing is blocked due to proxy/VPN."
I understand that many spammers must use VPNs, but what about legitimate uses of VPN services? Seeing all the edits that have come from a single IP address can be quite privacy invasive.
- jqpabc123 5y agoI suspect that this is to discourage malicious edits.
- forgotpwd16 5y agoI think that block doesn't apply to registered accounts, no?
- precommunicator 5y agoIt does. But you can apply for an exemption.
- precommunicator 5y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Open_proxies https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Open_proxies