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how many times have you seen the error "403 Forbidden" when visiting websites on Google or such? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by HoseanRC@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I live in iran, and i see this all the time

"This service is blocked because of the laws of USA! blah blah blah..."

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[–] NovaPrime@lemmy.ml 24 points 5 months ago (3 children)

VPN is your friend.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This is the right approach, but also want to mention, some sites actively block VPN IPs. Sometimes I see 403s which don't persist if I switch servers.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago

sites also block based in browser profiling... JS off and you didnt accept their 3rd party cookies? BLOCK!

[–] HoseanRC@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah ik

I use it 80% of times

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

you get 404 with VPN?

[–] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Dont forget Tor.