Geo Blocking

Have you ever tried accessing a website based in a location different from yours and received a message saying 'access denied'? This is nothing but a case of geo blocking. Geo blocking is a technology that restricts users from accessing web content based on the user's location.

Why Is Geo Blocking Done?

Geo-blocking is often used by companies that operate in multiple countries and are required to comply with different laws and regulations in each location. For example, some companies may be required by law to restrict access to certain types of content in certain countries. In other cases, companies may use geo-blocking as a way to control the distribution of their content or services in order to maximize profits or protect their intellectual property rights.

How Geo Blocking Can Affect Your Brand?

There's no doubt that geo blocking is discriminatory towards everyone, however it can act as a barrier for your brand's growth too. Geo blocking restricts your brand marketing campaign to your location. It's bad for brands that are trying to reach a global audience. Moreover, brands that have competitors in other locations find it difficult to gain insights into their competitors.

How Do Proxies Help in Geo Blocking?

Large IP Database

Most proxy service providers have IPs located in different countries. This way, you can switch your IP address to a different location with the help of a proxy server's IP. Nonetheless, your proxy service provider should have IPs located in different countries to prevent geo blocking.

Dynamic Switching

For instance, your proxy service provider should have an IP address located in Canada if you are trying to access a geo-blocked site based in Canada. To ensure this, make sure you go with a proxy service provider having IP addresses in multiple locations.

Different Proxies Provided by Rainproxy

All Plans include rotating & sticky feature to keep the IP for longer

Residential Proxies

Mobile Proxies

Datacenter Proxies

Sneaker Proxies

Why Residential Proxies are the Best for Bypassing Geo Blocks?

Unlike other proxies, residential proxies have rare chances of getting detected by websites that block suspicious and unauthorised IPs. The reason behind this is that the residential proxies mask your original IP address with that of an authentic user. As a result, it becomes difficult to identify the new IP address as fake or inauthentic, and therefore, it bypasses geo restrictions successfully.