Originally Posted by
hugolover
If, in fact, Internet Brands have chosen to block those using a VPN, I would like to commend it. VPN's are used by people for anonymity to post hateful and criminal content. Social media would be a much friendlier place if VPN's were banned by them.
VPNs only hide one's IP address, they do nothing to hide one's identity. An IP address may or may not be unique to an individual. As an example, FlyerTalk users tend to travel, which means they likely access the Internet from lots of different places, which has the same IP address hiding as using a VPN. Personally, I use a VPN 100% of the time when away from home as a privacy and security measure. When using Wi-Fi, anyone on the same Wi-Fi network can capture traffic. When using Ethernet, the local network sees the traffic. The primary purpose of VPNs by is to encrypt traffic to hide it from the local network (including other Wi-Fi users). Unfortunately, VPNs are also a great way for attackers to make it harder to block and trace their activity.