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the only case it "works" is when a site serves a different IP for restricted regions and only enforces region checks based on if you go to the restricted region IPs
it usually does not if they check source IP
According to Chatty, itβs cleverer than that, it simply blocks the external verification site, replacing it instead with a completed status βcookieβ.
If a site does its own verification it is less likely to work and you may need a VPN again.
this is DNS so the capabilities are only changing the backend IP to another one *with a valid TLS cert*
or actually nvm, another way this could work is a *transparent* TLS proxy so it's basically VPN-lite
that is probably it. it gives you a fake IP for the server, that exits to the real server from a "good" location
No, you lost it again π
Verification services are mostly contracted external services.
NextDNS simply blocks the verification site and returns a "I've passed my age verification test" back to the target site.
This is why it only works when sites sub-contract their age verification service, which tbf, most do.
Yep, thatβs it.
Similar to Pi-hole DNS, but with a bit more intelligence.
The internet is evolving
Weβve grown out of the cat videos phase