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Websites primarily detect and ban VPN users by analyzing the IP address (e.g., checking if it belongs to known VPN providers via databases or APIs), not the User-Agent string. �� They also look at factors like time zone mismatches, browser fingerprints, high traffic from shared IPs, or device location discrepancies, which VPNs may not fully obscure. �User-Agent RoleWhile sites can examine the User-Agent for additional clues (e.g., inconsistencies with VPN traffic), it's secondary to IP-based checks and easy to spoof by changing browser settings or using extensions. � VPNs change your IP effectively for most bans, but advanced sites combine multiple signals; simply switching VPN servers or using residential proxies often bypasses blocks.

Idk how true it is