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Aurornis • yesterday at 5:57 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

That's not the same. You get blocked because the IP address you're coming from is associated with a VPN list, not because they're analyzing the traffic in detail.

The simplest methods block known datacenter IP ranges like you thought. More will score it based on several heuristics and a reputation over time. If you get 100 different users connecting from a single IP, it's probably not someone's home internet connection.


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a4isms • yesterday at 7:00 PM

> If you get 100 different users connecting from a single IP, it's probably not someone's home internet connection.

Or, their so-called "smart" TV is acting as a proxy without their informed consent.