How it works and why it's done

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 09:42 in Mathematics & Economics

Geoblocking is a technique for making sure only the people within, or sometimes outside, a specific region can view online content such as a video stream. It's the result of a clash between the global reach of the internet and the balkanized way commercial content is often licensed.

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