Why Can’t I Connect to the Chat? Tor, VPN and Proxy Ban

If you tried to join the chat and saw a message such as “Connection refused”, “IP yasaklı” (IP banned) or “You cannot connect to the chat over the Tor network”, this page is for you. In short: Yudum’s chat cannot be used from Tor, VPNs, proxies or server/data-centre addresses. No moderator applies this ban by hand; the system checks your address the moment you connect and acts automatically. Below we explain why, what each message means and how to fix it step by step.

🧭 The short answer

• You can browse the site; these connections are banned from the chat. Reading news, articles and quizzes is not covered by the chat rule. The ban applies to the webchat, IRC programs such as mIRC, and account registration. During attacks some Tor exit ranges may be blocked at server level, and then the site may not load either.
• Chat over Tor is strictly closed. The Tor exit-node list is refreshed every few hours; chat connections from those addresses are refused before they open. Registration over Tor is closed too.
• VPN, proxy and data-centre addresses are detected when you connect, and the address is banned from the chat for 24 hours. Being a registered member does not exempt you.
• The fix is usually one step: turn off your VPN, proxy or “hide my IP address” feature and reload the page. The ban is placed on the VPN’s address, so you can connect with your own address straight away.

🛡️ Why Tor, VPNs and proxies are not welcome in chat

We respect privacy: in the chat your IP address is never shown to other users; a masked address is displayed instead. The problem is not privacy but the abuse of anonymous, constantly changing addresses. In live chat this has concrete consequences:

• Ban evasion. Someone removed for breaking the rules can come straight back with a new address in one click. Sanctions lose their meaning and the people who follow the rules have to deal with the same person again and again.
• Harassment, threats and stalking. When a blocked person can simply reconnect from another address, the victim has no way out. A stable address means the harasser can actually be stopped.
• Spam, floods and clone bots. Mass advertising, channel flooding and attacks that open hundreds of fake users at once almost always run through proxy networks, compromised computers (botnets) and rented servers.
• Mass fake sign-ups. Yudum went through this: on 9 September 2026 more than 1,700 fake accounts were created from Tor exit nodes in a single day, and our activation e-mails were abused to push spam into other people’s inboxes. That is why we closed the Tor door.
• Protecting children and the age limit. If an account suspended for breaking the age limit or the rules can return from a new address, the 18+ age limit becomes pointless.
• Scams and impersonation. People who share phishing links or pretend to be someone else prefer anonymous networks to cover their tracks.
• Everyone pays for one person. Tor exit nodes and free VPN addresses are shared by thousands of people. A single attack from such an address affects everyone using it, and these addresses already appear on international blacklists.
• Legal obligations. When there is a criminal complaint or a court request, the traffic records showing which connection a message came from must be accurate. Anonymising networks make those records meaningless (details below).

This is why IRC networks have used shared blacklists for decades. Yudum follows the same path so that real people can talk safely and without harassment.

⚙️ What does the system check?

When a chat connection opens, your address goes through the checks below. They are all automatic; no staff member picks you out.

• Tor exit-node list. The exit nodes published by the Tor Project are downloaded regularly. A matching address is never let into the webchat and is refused by IRC programs as well.
• VPN / proxy / data-centre detection. The address is looked up with IP-intelligence services (proxycheck.io, ipinfo.io). An address flagged as VPN, proxy, Tor or server/data centre (hosting) is banned for 24 hours.
• International blacklists (DNSBL). The address is checked against lists of compromised computers, open proxies and attack sources such as DroneBL and EFnet RBL. A listed address is banned for 24 hours; an address on the Tor list for 12 hours.
• Connection count and rate limits. Many connections from one address, or repeated attempts in a very short time, count as flooding.

💬 What does your message mean?

The chat server is Turkish, so the original messages are in Turkish. Here is what they mean:

• “Tor ağı üzerinden sohbete bağlanılamıyor.” (You cannot connect over Tor.) You are coming through Tor Browser or an app that uses Tor. Close Tor and use a normal browser.
• “IP yasaklı: Hosting/VDS bağlantısı …” or “Sunucu/VDS adresinden bağlantı kabul edilmiyor” (IP banned: hosting/VPS connection). Your address was recognised as a VPN, proxy or data centre. Turn the VPN off and connect with your own address.
• “Botnet/Proxy tespit edildi (DroneBL)” or “Proxy/Drone/TOR belirlendi” (botnet/proxy detected). Your own internet address is on a blacklist. See “My own IP is blacklisted” below.
• “Bağlantı limiti aşıldı” (connection limit exceeded). Too many open connections from one address: several tabs, or a shared network (dorm, office, internet café). Close extra tabs; contact us if needed.
• “Çok fazla bağlantı; … sn sonra tekrar deneyin” (too many connections, try again in … seconds). Too many attempts in a short time. Wait for the stated time and try once.
• “Nick yasaklı” (nickname banned). The nickname breaks the rules or is protected. Pick another one.
• “Kayıt zaman aşımına uğradı” (registration timed out). The connection opened but sign-in did not complete. Reload the page; if it continues, try with browser extensions disabled.

✅ What should you do?

1. Turn off VPNs, proxies and “hide IP” features

Many people do not realise they are using a VPN. Check for:

• A VPN app running on your computer or phone (free VPNs, Cloudflare WARP / 1.1.1.1 included).
• VPNs and proxies built into the browser: Opera’s built-in VPN, Microsoft Edge “Secure Network”, VPN/proxy browser extensions.
• iCloud Private Relay on iPhone, iPad and Mac. It routes Safari traffic through Apple’s shared addresses and looks like a VPN. To turn it off: Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Private Relay. Details: Apple Support.
• A mandatory proxy on a work or school network. In that case try from home or mobile data.

Reload the page once it is off. The ban sits on the VPN’s address, so your own address can connect without waiting.

2. Check which address you appear with

ipinfo.io shows your internet address and whether it looks like a VPN, proxy or hosting address. check.torproject.org tells you whether you are coming through Tor. If you see the name of a VPN company or a data centre there, your traffic is still going through an intermediary.

3. My own IP is blacklisted — how do I clean it?

If you get a blacklist message without using a VPN, your address may have been abused in the past. It is not necessarily your fault: providers hand addresses from one customer to another, and an old listing can follow the address to you. Work through these steps:

1. Look your address up. The lists Yudum uses: DroneBL lookup and EFnet RBL. For a broad scan, MXToolbox Blacklist Check queries dozens of lists at once.
2. Scan your devices. Blacklists mostly list infected computers, compromised routers and devices running open proxies. Run an up-to-date antivirus scan, change your router’s admin password and update its firmware.
3. Get a new address. Most home connections use dynamic addresses: switching the router off for 10–15 minutes often gives you a new one. On mobile data, toggling flight mode works too.
4. Request removal from the list. Once the problem is fixed, send a removal request through the list’s own site. The DroneBL lookup result shows the listing and removal options; the EFnet RBL site has lookup and removal steps as well. Removal is decided by the list operators; Yudum cannot change these lists.
5. Tell your internet provider. If you have a static IP, or the address keeps getting listed, call your provider, tell them the address is blacklisted and ask for a new address or an investigation. With providers that share addresses (CGNAT), the fix has to come from the provider.
6. Wait and retry. A blacklist-based ban lasts 24 hours on our side. Once the address is delisted you can connect on your next attempt.

4. An IP-intelligence service misidentifies my address

Home connections are sometimes wrongly flagged as “hosting” or “VPN”. In that case use the correction/feedback option on ipinfo.io and proxycheck.io. If nothing changes, write to us; we can review your address and add an exception if appropriate.

⚖️ Legal background

Using a VPN or Tor is not in itself a crime; the rule on this page is a platform security rule. The main regulations behind it are below (general information, not legal advice):

🇹🇷 Turkey

• Law No. 5651, Art. 5: a hosting provider must remove unlawful content once notified and must keep the traffic data of its service for the period set by regulation, ensuring its accuracy, integrity and confidentiality. Connections from anonymising networks make that record lead nowhere.
• Law No. 5651, Art. 4: the content provider is responsible for the content it offers. Content whose author cannot be identified leaves that responsibility with the platform.
• Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK), Art. 12: the data controller must take the technical and administrative measures needed for an appropriate level of security against unlawful access to and processing of personal data. Stopping fake-account and attack traffic at the chat door is part of those measures.
• Turkish Penal Code, Arts. 243–244: unlawfully accessing an information system, and blocking or disrupting a system or altering its data, are crimes. Floods and mass fake-registration attacks aim to disrupt how the system works.

🇪🇺 European Union

• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Art. 32 and Recital 49: providers must take appropriate security measures; processing data for network and information security, for example to prevent unauthorised access and denial-of-service attacks, is a legitimate interest.
• Digital Services Act (DSA), Art. 14: providers must state the restrictions they impose and their moderation tools clearly in their terms and conditions. This page is part of that notice.

See the Chat Rules, the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy for more.

📩 Still can’t get in? Contact us

If you turned off your VPN, checked your address and still cannot connect, reach us through the contact page. To help us help you quickly, include:

• The exact error message you saw, or a screenshot,
• The date and time you tried,
• The nickname you used,
• Your internet address (shown on ipinfo.io) and your network type (home, mobile, workplace).

If there is a genuine reason (for example an institutional network that is your only way online), we can review it and add an exception. No exceptions are made for addresses with a history of abuse.