I understand how you feel but IP blacklisting is really the only tool we have. I'd much rather deal with that than some kind of forced state level verification

I understand how you feel but IP blacklisting is really the only tool we have. I'd much rather deal with that than some kind of forced state level verification/ID system where even pseudonymous browsing becomes impossible. Blocking IP ranges by country or ISP is pretty much always going to have to exist as long as certain countries and ISPs turn a blind eye to abuse. Even with as poor a solution as IP blocks are, it's the best we have and alternatives seem worse.