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Price can vary by market. Many companies already do this both for products and services, as well as subscriptions.

>>andsoi+(OP)
I guess you haven't heard of a VPN?

>>midori+v4
You can require address as part of credit card validation.

>>andsoi+(OP)
But once you throw a VPN into the mix, it's not so simple [1] [2]. It then becomes a game of whack-a-mole where you have to obscure how pricing parity is done [3].

1: https://twitter.com/levelsio/status/1600232199243984897

2: https://twitter.com/levelsio/status/1600246753348882432

3: https://twitter.com/dannypostmaa/status/1600372062958538752

>>andsoi+m5
So only people with credit cards are allowed to use the forum? That shuts out a lot of people, especially in places where credit cards aren't used.

>>ayewo+L5
I think the goal here is not money, but making it enough of a hassle that spammers wouldn't bother.

So if someone from US actually wants to go through the trouble to save $3, well, at least they're unlikely to be a bot.

>>midori+v4
I guess you haven't considered making a list of IPs VPNs use as an intern project to setup over the winter

>>midori+u9
You’re right that credit cards are not a universal MOP (method of payment). Other options include debit cards, or systems like iDEAL, PayPal, etc.

>>andsoi+TJ2
Right, and those completely vary from country to country. Trying to get one website to support the common authenticated payment systems worldwide is basically impossible unless that website is Google.com.