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Re:Sixth grader expelled after Zoom provided possibly inaccu... by celsoazevedo on Saturday May 22, 2021 @10:13PM (#27251909)
> Several online food delivery systems in the US already permanently block Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 VPN product by IP, using Cloudflare’s own CDN protection tools!

If they use Cloudflare, then that block is dumb. Sites behind Cloudflare are able to see the real IP of a 1.1.1.1 WARP user. Non-Cloudflare sites will see Cloudflare's IP.

WARP isn't a traditional VPN service[0]:

> "From a technical perspective, WARP is a VPN. But it is designed for a very different audience than a traditional VPN. WARP is not designed to allow you to access geo-restricted content when you’re traveling. It will not hide your IP address from the websites you visit."

[0] https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-warp-plus/

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Re:Sixth grader expelled after Zoom provided possibly inaccu... by floatingatoll on Saturday May 22, 2021 @10:59PM (#27252070)
Yes, I agree that the block is dumb. No, knowing that technically it’s useless made no difference whatsoever in getting them to lift it. There is no financial incentive for them to improve their block to be more capable or granular. They would rather not have customers who use a VPN, because to them a higher percentage of those customers are abusive. What case might you recommend to convince them otherwise?
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