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.