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.
Theoretically, you could do it in real-time and cache it.
I think it would be important to check the API rules of w/e service you’re using.
https://www.enjen.net/asn-blocklist/readme.php#api
Some CDNs I believe can already do it like cloudflare. But I havn’t tested it myself, but I have seen ASN block pages through them in the past.
Real time is a privacy risk.
That was what I was wondering about above. For Bgpview I can’t find much.