← Back to context Comment by irrational 4 hours ago How exactly can a website restrict itself in a single state? 4 comments irrational Reply zerocrates 4 hours ago They're blocking IPs that look Mississippi-ish. I assume just using Maxmind or some other IP geolocation database. edm0nd 1 hour ago Its actually really simple but its not perfect. panja 4 hours ago IP geolocation swiftcoder 3 hours ago Badly. Anyone whose IP has recently been geolocated in that state will be swept up in the ban (and anyone with a VPN can evade it)
zerocrates 4 hours ago They're blocking IPs that look Mississippi-ish. I assume just using Maxmind or some other IP geolocation database.
swiftcoder 3 hours ago Badly. Anyone whose IP has recently been geolocated in that state will be swept up in the ban (and anyone with a VPN can evade it)
They're blocking IPs that look Mississippi-ish. I assume just using Maxmind or some other IP geolocation database.
Its actually really simple but its not perfect.
IP geolocation
Badly. Anyone whose IP has recently been geolocated in that state will be swept up in the ban (and anyone with a VPN can evade it)