I use ProtonVPN for everything, and I’ve started noticing more and more sites simply blocking me if I try to connect to them through ProtonVPN. As much as it sucks, I’ve more or less become acclimated to having to deal with an increased number of captchas while using a VPN; but I’m pretty angry about being blocked...
That’s an inherent problem with shared connections.
The thing with sites telling you that your login is incorrect is also sometimes intentional, so people trying to brute-force logins won’t realize they’re getting blocked or just that their attempt was incorrect.
And yes, the only possibility is to try a different server that hasn’t been abused, or run your own.
BitTorrent Pirates Won’t Receive ISP Warnings (It Will Be Something Worse) (torrentfreak.com)
What can we do about major sites blocking VPN providers?
I use ProtonVPN for everything, and I’ve started noticing more and more sites simply blocking me if I try to connect to them through ProtonVPN. As much as it sucks, I’ve more or less become acclimated to having to deal with an increased number of captchas while using a VPN; but I’m pretty angry about being blocked...