Geoblocking: The web really isn't worldwide, access varies with countries

It may be easier to stop hacking attempts from a country by blocking every user from that country, rather than increasing security of vulnerable systems

What the internet looks like to users in the U.S. can be quite different from the online experience of people in other countries. Some of those variations are due to government censorship of online services, which is a significant threat to internet freedom worldwide. But private companies – many based in the U.S. – are also building obstacles to users from around the world who want to freely explore the internet.

Website operators and internet traffic managers often choose to deny access to users based on their location. Users from certain countries can’t visit certain websites – not