Explainer: What is geoblocking?

Friday, April 19, 2013 - 09:34 in Psychology & Sociology

So you sit down in front of your computer to catch the latest episode of Doctor Who directly from BBC's iPlayer, and you are greeted by an error message informing you that the program will play only in the UK. So why are you blocked? How does the BBC website know you are not in the UK?

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