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Beginning 1 September, we will need to geoblock Mississippi IPs

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295 points AndrewDucker | 1 comments | 27 Aug 25 20:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | source
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apt-apt-apt-apt ◴[27 Aug 25 20:35 UTC] No.45044864[source]▶
If you're using a VPN while inside Missxi and access the site without age verification, would that cause the site to be in violation of the law?
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1. superfrank ◴[27 Aug 25 22:06 UTC] No.45045925[source]▶
NAL, but yes, I believe that it would still be a violation of the law. That said, laws aren't applied by robots and it's likely they would be given leniency if they could show they actually tried to respect the law.

If they make an honest attempt to comply and a small number of people using VPNs slip through the cracks, if they're ever reported, they'll likely be given a slap on the wrist at most. If they ignore the law or do some obvious half assed attempt to comply and thousands of Mississippi users are still using their site and they get reported, it's far less likely that a judge will be lenient.