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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_BBC_television_channels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_BBC_television_c... - "The BBC is forbidden unde
by to3m 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_BBC_television_channels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_BBC_television_c... - "The BBC is forbidden under its charter to directly undertake any commercial operations on-air within the United Kingdom; however, no such restriction applies to operations in other countries"... perhaps "on-air" applies to the internet as well?
- celticninja 10y agoPretty much, they cannot show UK residents any advertising so they block based on IP address. In all circumstances the content is available on the BBC just not via that page. It would be nice to see them redirect to the content for UK readers but I expect that is a lot of work for little benefit.
- f_allwein 10y agoso in order not to show us any ads, they prefer to show us nothing? How weird/ wonderful.