Policy paper

Geoblocking: EU consultation response

皇冠体育app government's response to a European Commission consultation on geoblocking, the restriction of access to online content based on location.

From:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Published
15 January 2016
This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Documents

Ref: BIS/16/10

PDF, 150 KB, 28 pages

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Geoblocking is the restriction of access to online content based on geographical location.

This document sets out the government鈥檚 position on geoblocking and our response to the . 皇冠体育app consultation sought views and opinions on the restrictions faced by users, consumers and businesses when they access or provide information, shop or sell across borders in the EU.

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Published 15 January 2016

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