Beginning 1 September, we will need to geoblock Mississippi IPs

Re:Beginning 1 September, we will need to geoblock Mississip... by bryant on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @05:07PM (#45045295)

Probably an area for Cloudflare to offer it as a service. Content type X, blocked in [locales]. Advertised as a liability mitigation.

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Re:Beginning 1 September, we will need to geoblock Mississip... by stuartjohnson12 on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @05:30PM (#45045538)

Closely followed by the BETTERID act in response to sites using substandard identity providers, a set of stringent compliance requirements to ensure the compliant collection and storage of verification documentation requiring annual certification by an approved auditing agency who must provide evidence of controls in place to ensure [...]

Regulatory capture in real time!

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Re:Beginning 1 September, we will need to geoblock Mississip... by gruez on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @06:58PM (#45046352)

>Regulatory capture in real time!

What would you have preferred? Of course you'd prefer if the law never existed in the first place, but I don't see having a third party auditor verify compliance is any worse than say, letting the government audit it. We don't think it's "regulatory capture" to let private firms audit companies' books, for instance.

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Re:Beginning 1 September, we will need to geoblock Mississip... by sterlind on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @08:33PM (#45046978)

it's regulatory capture if there's an oligopoly of audit firms.

it's regulatory capture if a cartel of ID verification companies are lobbying for specific requirements that lock out upstart competitors.

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