I have seen someone evade bans they receive. This feature would help prevent them from coming back.
When someone attempts to create an account from a VPN network, they should receive this error message:

It looks like you are using a VPN network. If none of your accounts are blocked, or you don't have an account, please try again from another network.

It would detect a VPN by asking for the IP address. This algorithm will not allow account creation if there is no response and there are recent alert(s), account deletion(s) by the ST and/or current ban(s).

By recent, I mean 100 days.

This seems like a good idea, but how would it detect if it was a VPN?

No support, people use vpns for other reasons.

BreadcatGames wrote:

No support, people use vpns for other reasons.

On Scratch or off of Scratch?

CodeLearnerSai wrote:

BreadcatGames wrote:

No support, people use vpns for other reasons.

On Scratch or off of Scratch?

Both.

60 second jumpscare

god he wishes he could make that image smaller

CodeLearnerSai wrote:

BreadcatGames wrote:

No support, people use vpns for other reasons.

On Scratch or off of Scratch?

Off of scratch as well like @INSERT-USER_NAME said.

Firstly, people use VPNs for other stuff than evading Scratch bans (for example, you don't want websites to know your IP).
And secondly, how would Scratch detect if you're using a VPN?

sonic__fan wrote:

Firstly, people use VPNs for other stuff than evading Scratch bans (for example, you don't want websites to know your IP).
And secondly, how would Scratch detect if you're using a VPN?

I don’t think it could detect a vpn.

BreadcatGames wrote:

sonic__fan wrote:

Firstly, people use VPNs for other stuff than evading Scratch bans (for example, you don't want websites to know your IP).
And secondly, how would Scratch detect if you're using a VPN?

I don’t think it could detect a vpn.

theoretically it could by checking if your IP was that of a VPN's (by mannually listing out VPN IPs) or by “assuming” if you have the same IP as many other people

However, this doesn't do anything as a proxy can do the exact same thing and is basically undetectable… (from what i've heard, never used one lol)

sonic__fan wrote:

And secondly, how would Scratch detect if you're using a VPN?

>Google “VPN Detection”
>44.000.000+ results

Cuz people who use VPN’s only ever wanna break Scratch’s rules and are not looking for security(is that the right word) online.
Perhaps i want my IP address to be private for reasons other than Scratch, as, despite never being banned, i have a VPN- on my phone!
Just use Contact Us if someone’s ban evading, or report share they said it. Besides, in that case, lets ban school networks from accessing Scratch, people may get IP banned off of school networks and use it at school.

Blockspammer wrote:

sonic__fan wrote:

And secondly, how would Scratch detect if you're using a VPN?

>Google “VPN Detection”
>44.000.000+ results

Also yeah, no support, since most scratchers use VPNs outside of scratch and often forget to turn it off in scratch, leading to an undesired IP ban.

Just because of 1 possible use of them, we should outright ban them? I feel like that's a little extreme.

7salad3salad wrote:

Just because of 1 possible use of them, we should outright ban them? I feel like that's a little extreme.

Agreed.

My vpn isn't used maliciously this would be totes unfair

7salad3salad wrote:

Just because of 1 possible use of them, we should outright ban them? I feel like that's a little extreme.

Yeah it is. i agree

No support, many people use VPNs for non-malisious purpuposes.

INSERT-USER_NAME wrote:

This seems like a good idea, but how would it detect if it was a VPN?

It’s cant

VPNs use real ip address

7salad3salad wrote:

Just because of 1 possible use of them, we should outright ban them? I feel like that's a little extreme.

yeah, no support

CodeLearnerSai wrote:

I have seen someone evade bans they receive. This feature would help prevent them from coming back.
When someone attempts to create an account from a VPN network, they should receive this error message:

It looks like you are using a VPN network. If none of your accounts are banned, or you don't have an account, please try again from another network.

Ussually, VPN ban evading is used only for unfair bans,like if someone mass reported them for no reason and contact us doesn't work.Just report the scratcher again and the new IP will also be banned.

I think this was intended specifically for IP bans.