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Hey I am newbie working on my first project. I have bought residential ISP proxy and trying to create account on few social media (instagram, x, tiktok).I am using adspower with fingerprinting. I get hit by captcha constantly on google. Cant create any account since even proton mail hit me with abuse detection. Ipfither shows 75% - timezone mismatch for some reason (adspower seems to be setup correctly to show my IP timezone) and blacklisted on two website (i have red it is not that big of an issue for social media since they are not caring about public blacklists).

It all appears my proxy provider is to blame (well, I am to blame actually for buying bad proxy...), but since I am new in this I just want to double check - is there anything I am doing wrong here?
 
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KingJester said:
Hey I am newbie working on my first project. I have bought residential ISP proxy and trying to create account on few social media (instagram, x, tiktok).I am using adspower with fingerprinting. I get hit by captcha constantly on google. Cant create any account since even proton mail hit me with abuse detection. Ipfither shows 75% - timezone mismatch for some reason (adspower seems to be setup correctly to show my IP timezone) and blacklisted on two website (i have red it is not that big of an issue for social media since they are not caring about public blacklists).

It all appears my proxy provider is to blame (well, I am to blame actually for buying bad proxy...), but since I am new in this I just want to double check - is there anything I am doing wrong here?
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timezone mismatch is a issue with VPN too.
You should be able to fix that.
 
You should use Static Residential proxy for the account creation and you can manage using dedicated private proxies as well.

Try to create account using real browser with clean profile using that and see.

If not work then try some reputable browser like incogniton,gologin,adspower etc.

But initially account creation is hurdle but after that if you warm them up it will work fine for long period of time.
 
extremeboy said:
You should use Static Residential proxy for the account creation and you can manage using dedicated private proxies as well.

Try to create account using real browser with clean profile using that and see.

If not work then try some reputable browser like incogniton,gologin,adspower etc.

But initially account creation is hurdle but after that if you warm them up it will work fine for long period of time.
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Thank you very much. So just to clarify, when i create account I do that with Static Residential -> then switch to ISP/Mobile for warmup and further posting? Am I correct?

Out of curiosity - why is that? Why acc creation is easier on static residential?
 
I’d check the timezone mismatch first. I’ve had some proxies act weird like this before, especially when the IP location and timezone don’t match. Could be worth testing with a different proxy just to rule it out.
 
Maybe you can test first with another clean IP/provider. If that behaves normally, that's a good indication that the original proxy was the problem.
 
Looks like a bad IP. Maybe too many people used it before. Google and Proton have their own IP lists, so public blacklist checks do not show everything

Also check the ASN. Some proxies are sold as residential ISP but still show as hosting or proxy IPs. If so, changing AdsPower settings will not help much. Ask the seller for another IP and test again or just change the proxy provider
 
testing the ip with any ip lookup is an instant detection , all honeypots , real user don't usually check his ip.
 
plz run it through scamalytics and iphey. if fraud score is above 20 or your webrtc leaks, that's your answer right there exactly
 
You can first test the IP's basic environment on its own, check the system time and browser fingerprint details, then switch to a new IP for comparison, so you can tell whether it's the proxy itself or the fingerprint configuration causing the issue.
 
KingJester said:
Thank you very much. So just to clarify, when i create account I do that with Static Residential -> then switch to ISP/Mobile for warmup and further posting? Am I correct?

Out of curiosity - why is that? Why acc creation is easier on static residential?
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IP stays same while you are working. Platforms usually see fewer sudden changes in IP/location, which can reduce some risk signals.
 
The timezone mismatch is worth fixing either way, but with Google already challenging the IP that aggressively, I wouldn’t spend hours trying to rescue that proxy.
 
The Time Zone is a major issue that might be causing all that flagging. sort that. I will also recommend if the issue persists, to use proxy browsers instead
 
KingJester said:
Hey I am newbie working on my first project. I have bought residential ISP proxy and trying to create account on few social media (instagram, x, tiktok).I am using adspower with fingerprinting. I get hit by captcha constantly on google. Cant create any account since even proton mail hit me with abuse detection. Ipfither shows 75% - timezone mismatch for some reason (adspower seems to be setup correctly to show my IP timezone) and blacklisted on two website (i have red it is not that big of an issue for social media since they are not caring about public blacklists).

It all appears my proxy provider is to blame (well, I am to blame actually for buying bad proxy...), but since I am new in this I just want to double check - is there anything I am doing wrong here?
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Are the proxies dedicated to you? Maybe they've been flagged if they are not dedicated to you.
 
I have change the proxy provider. Seems it fixed most of the issues.
 
I would consider using mobile proxies for account creation or find a trusted supplier you can purchase accounts from at scale. if accounts black listed under certain amount of time supplier should provide new accounts in case. also if we are going to be very technical IP addresses interchange and or reuse. which in return gives ip address a lower trust score due to the fact that fraudulent behavior was done on ip some times same ip has many actions use buy other users. big carriers with internet can also sale you ip that have never been use it will be your be your own private IP addresses. Hope this helps
 
You're on the right track - the proxy pool is burned. High captcha rates on Google and abuse detection on Proton mean those subnets are already blacklisted by fraud filters. Double-check that AdsPower isn't leaking WebRTC or local time, but replacing the proxy provider will fix 90% of your issues.
 
That 75% timezone mismatch is your main red flag IPFighter is catching an inconsistency between your browser profile and proxy location that platforms will instantly flag. Before blaming the provider entirely, test a cleaner batch of IPs from floppydata, since their ISP-grade pools tend to have better reputations for social and email signups than generic residential ranges.
 
Mostly not you. If Google keeps throwing captchas and Proton's abuse detection blocks you at signup, the IP itself has a bad reputation, and no browser setting fixes that. ISP proxies are datacenter IPs registered under an ISP name, so a lot of them are already flagged before you get them. Being on two blacklists also says something about the IP's history, even if the social platforms don't use those exact lists.

One thing worth knowing: signup is the most heavily checked moment on every one of those platforms, and Proton in particular blocks proxy and VPN signups on purpose. Fresh accounts created through a proxy plus an antidetect browser look exactly like what their systems are built to stop, so even a clean IP won't make that smooth. If this is for a real project or business, creating the accounts from your normal connection and phone number is the least painful route, and it's what the platforms expect.
 
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