While blocking IP ranges work perfectly, blocking a website or domain is tricky. That’s because there can be a multiple IP attached to the domain, and while you can prevent them, the DNS resolver can ...

While there are special programs that enable you to block access to specific IP addresses on a computer, the same results are possible by editing the Windows hosts file, present on all Windows ...

Your IP address might be blocked on a website if you try logging in too many times or if you're suspected of being a spammer.

There are several instances in which the user’s computer will be used by their friends or children to access websites that may have been affected by viruses and eventually causes harm to your computer ...

With someone's IP address, you can learn a user's general location, and disable some parts of their internet browsing ...

Australia's four major internet service providers and two of the world's biggest content producers say discussions on blocking a handful of alleged piracy sites have so far been "very fruitful", but ...

China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII) has warned that websites who do not comply with recent registration guidelines will have their Internet Protocol (IP) addresses blocked. MII says about ...

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. Changing your IP address to access ...