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ValentineCtoday at 6:51 AM2 repliesview on HN

https://archive.ph/GkyK5

They've seemed to configure Cloudfront to block access from Singapore.


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lxgrtoday at 8:00 AM

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…

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hirako2000today at 8:32 AM

At least one can see the html there.