# A way to detect VPNs

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-detect-vpns/183231>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [March 14, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-detect-vpns/183231 "2021-03-14T21:35:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-detect-vpns/183231/1 "2021-03-14T21:35:54Z")

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Is there a way to detect VPNs and block them from creating accounts because if there’s a way to do that that’d be nice as it would stop people from using them to circumvent ip bans

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