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lxgr 2 hours ago

Too many American websites these days put random geoblocking in place.

What’s even more frustrating is when it happens without any explanation in mobile apps via breaking a few specific APIs.

Just yesterday I was struggling with a bank/fintech that would send me through KYC every time I’d open the app from abroad as an existing user, which would then hang forever. Using a US VPN, everything would work normally. Good thing fraudsters don’t have access to US VPNs…