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Re:Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites for UK Users by like_any_other on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @07:07PM (#44576865)
> Do you also refer to steam games that only sell in some regions as "geo-blocking"? I don't. Steam doesn't (they call them region restrictions).

So I am not blocked from buying a game based on my geographic location, I am merely restricted from it based on my region...

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Re:Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites for UK Users by gpm on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @08:27PM (#44577412)
Yes? I agree "geo" and "region" are synonymous here, but as I understand the word "blocked" to be "blocked" a transaction has to be in action in the first place - and if one party to the transaction (steam) isn't interested then the transaction wasn't in action.

Similarly you can block a punch, but not if it was never thrown.

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