Some websites are available only from US. Or some streaming service allows certain content only from US.

Why does such geo restriction exist? What is the benefit for the company to implement this?

  • cccc@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If the website is selling physical goods it could be to prevent having to export. That can be anything from having to deal with different laws to just plain old more work with customs and everything.

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      1 year ago

      Yes, like to ship to the new UK we are supposed to register with a UK government agency, collect the customs on each shipment, and pay it to the UK government monthly/quarterly. Or…we can just not ship to the UK which is a lot easier.