Shadow bans VPN users
Looks like they shadowban giveaway contestants that use a VPN service - hard to run a fair giveaway when it isn't transparent.
July 28, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from Gleam
We don't shadow ban users for using a VPN. That said, it is one of the factors that feed in to our fraud checks which can flag entries for review. Then it's up to the person running the competition to decide what is a valid entry. Earlier this year we added a feature where people running competitions can choose to allow VPNs or block them directly.