[tor-talk] Revisiting youtube blocking TBB, virtually all 1st attempts to load YT

[Nathaniel Suchy]

What would stop a bad actor from creating a bunch of new circuits and making all Tor IPs look bad if they were so inclined?

Cordially,
Nathaniel Suchy (they/them)

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On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 6:42 PM, nusenu <nusenu-lists at riseup.net> wrote:

> As a tor user we are regularly affected by IP based reputation systems
> with known issues like:
>
> "Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. Please try your request again later."
>
> but I believe the situation is worse than it could be.
>
> In July last year I made a tor feature request that would help reduce
> the impact of IP based reputation systems on tor users.
>
> I believe such a feature is becoming more important and more feasible
> as exit relays are increasingly deploying IPv6 connectivity.
>
> If you want to learn more about it:
> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/26646
>
> Similar enhancement suggestions have been made already in 2011 by Mike Perry:
> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3847
>
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