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The unintended consequences of blocking IP addresses

What's this blog post about?

Blocking by Internet Protocol (IP) addresses is a common method used to restrict access to content online, but doing so can lead to overblocking and inadvertently limiting access to unrelated domains. In this article, we explore the reasons why IP blocking should be avoided and discuss potential solutions. We also share insights about Cloudflare Radar Outage Center

Company
Cloudflare

Date published
Dec. 16, 2022

Author(s)
Alissa Starzak, Marwan Fayed

Word count
4505

Language
English

Hacker News points
None found.


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