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Question about community maintained free IP geo lists (leminal.space)

submitted 2 months ago by ell1e@leminal.space to c/programming@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://leminal.space/post/24911246

I'll be self-hosting a service with user submissions soon, so I'm worried about the https://howto.geoblockthe.uk/ situation.

Based on this I've wondered, are there any community maintained geo block lists that might be useful? All database options I found are either 1. an on-demand online service which seems questionable for privacy reasons, or 2. IPv4 only, or 3. have weird terms of use with a gag clause regarding the entire company making it and other weird stuff.

I'm not a fan of geo blocking in general, but the situation is what it is.

PS: Please don't discuss the Online Safety Act itself too much in the comments, or whether somebody should be using a geo ip to handle this. While I might appreciate useful input on that, I'm hoping this post can remain a resource for those who are looking for such a database for other reasons as well.

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[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

Have you considered asking OFCOM?

If there responsible for enforcement, they may offer resources or information. Otherwise they should get informed of the need.