Let’s say I live under an oppressive regime (don’t we all?) How can I use social media anonymously, so I don’t face reprisals from the government?

Mastodon, Lemmy, Reddit and other social media platforms restrict users who connect through TOR or a VPN.

Is there any way I can create an account on these services and use them anonymously?

Thanks in advance for any information and advice you can provide.

  • ConsistentParadox@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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    23 hours ago

    I should have communicated more clearly. Pseudonymous is fine, as long as it cannot be tied back to my real identity via tracing my IP address or whatever.

    • Voxel@feddit.uk
      3·
      23 hours ago

      I think Tor with Tor Bridges (to obscure that you use Tor) is your best bet. Or using Tor over a VPN (using a VPN systemwide and then connect to Tor)

      Everything else is just standard opsec, not leaking personal information and so on

      Also, don’t use a E-Mail address or phone number tied to your real information, like your name or IP address. Because that is how many people got caught in the past.

      • ConsistentParadox@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
        3·
        23 hours ago

        The problem is that Reddit shadow bans new accounts that use TOR or any browsers that resist fingerprinting. I know because I tried recently.

        • Voxel@feddit.uk
          1·
          23 hours ago

          Oh I’m aware of this, their is no way around this without revealing personal data :(