The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/cmcalgary on 2024-09-24 05:11:31.

I first started using MullVAD on August 19th, 2024, just for fun to test it out and see how it worked. I really liked it tbh, love the complete anonymity of how things work. After signing up and installing it, I’ve been using it like 80% of the time. I’m a blogger and like to test things and tell people about them, which was the purpose here.

August 29th I first received the “We suspect automated behavior on your account” message on Facebook.

I use some AI tools (Albato, Zapier, IFTTT, boost.space, etc) for testing and fun stuff as well. Once getting thatr message though, I removed all of them from Meta/FB. Everything deleted and permissions removed. Don’t want to break the rules - I actually use FB quite a lot, and not even for conspiracy theories or memes :Þ

Tonight though, September 23, 2024, I got the message again.

Nothing of significance has changed, other than MullVAD. The only thing that’s happened between then and now is I picked up the new Google Pixel 9 Pro XL phone. Logically it seems like the VPN is what’s wrong :/ I would not be surprised in the slightest to learn that someone had been using a VPN to harvest data (or whatever they were doing) and breaking terms of service while doing it, especially without KYC.

I’ve removed MullVAD and won’t be using it anymore. I’ve also removed the FB app from the new phone, just in case.

Making this post just in case someone were to search for these terms while having similar issues. Maybe it’s not the VPN. I do think it is, though. Guess I’ll find out one way or another haha