cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2452085

This is, of course, assuming that the instance is not hosted on the same network that the device your account is using is accessing it from.

  • Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    VPNs have multiple effects. Which ones are you asking about?

    The common ones that come to mind are:

    • Preventing remote servers from seeing your real IP address
    • Bypassing attempts to block access to popular Lemmy servers, either by network operators or the server itself

    It won’t do the former because media gets loaded directly from federated servers. It might do the latter.