Spent $60 on a VPN to read a blocked article and it totally changed my view

I wanted to read a news piece my local library's wifi blocked, so I bought a subscription. Now I'm wondering how many other stories I've missed because of simple geo-blocking.

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john_fisher2mo ago

Just a heads up, a lot of libraries block stuff for legal reasons, not just geo-blocking. You can sometimes ask a librarian for help getting to that info for free, lol.

margaretramirez2mo ago

Oh for sure. My buddy was trying to find some old court records for a project and hit a wall online. He asked at the library and the librarian knew exactly which database to get him into for free.

the_olivia1mo agoMost Upvoted

Wait, hold on. Libraries actually block stuff for legal reasons? I never even thought about that. I just assumed if something wasn't on the regular internet it was either behind a paywall or just not digitized. That's kind of wild though, like what kind of legal stuff would they be blocking? Is it like old sealed court cases or something? Now I'm genuinely curious what weird stuff librarians have to navigate around.

harper9142mo ago

I used to think libraries were outdated, but "ask a librarian for help" really changed my mind.

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