VPN wouldn’t cause it to flag you as a bot, that’s a profile setting you control yourself. @[email protected] detailed how you can change it in comment below.
Others have covered the bot flag, I’ll add a bit more to this
Maybe because I use VPN
Generally Lemmy (and Fediverse platforms) don’t use sneaky dark patterns or hidden blocks. If you are blocked in some way, there should be something indicating it.
How to remove the bot flag ? Maybe because I use VPN. Reddit doesn’t allow VPN and lemmy too
VPN wouldn’t cause it to flag you as a bot, that’s a profile setting you control yourself. @[email protected] detailed how you can change it in comment below.
In the web interface, click your username, then settings, then uncheck the “bot account” checkbox, and click save.
the lemmy instance you’re using does allow VPNs.
It’s a flag you set up yourself, it’s in your user configuration.
Others have covered the bot flag, I’ll add a bit more to this
Generally Lemmy (and Fediverse platforms) don’t use sneaky dark patterns or hidden blocks. If you are blocked in some way, there should be something indicating it.