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Geoblocking Multiple Localities with Nginx

a day ago
  • #geoblocking
  • #legislation
  • #Nginx
  • The UK Online Safety Act and Mississippi’s HB 1126 have made certain website features potentially illegal, leading to geoblocking.
  • A tutorial is provided on how to geoblock specific countries and states using Nginx on Debian.
  • Steps include setting up geoipupdate, configuring Nginx to block based on geographic data, and creating a custom error page for blocked users.
  • The author highlights the imperfections of geoblocking, such as misidentification of locations, and calls for better legislation.