The reason blocking isnt perfect is this:
No site can guarantee 100% reliable geo-blocking. This isnt because the site is fallible or doesnt know what it is doing, it is just how internet broadcasting and affiliate marketing works. For most sites, I'd say they do a great job at being effective at blocking ranges of real IP addresses, which is all that it does. People who view online porn are the general public, the general public are very basic about their computer browsing (for ex, majority of internet surfers use internet explorer only and dont know different OS than Microsoft) so geo-blocking captures 'typical' users. I cant give a percentage but I'd guess idk 75-90%**
However:
a. mobile users (this includes mobile computers like iPads and other tablets) arent blocked by region. a growing percentage of online porn viewers are on mobile devices.
b. a lot of megasite traffic comes from affiliate advertisers and white labels. most geo-restrictions remove you from major ad campaigns, but some site's white labels dont guarantee blocking. affiliates can do whatever they want with your profile pics, so they can make a blog to redirect traffic with your image - you can request they take it down but that doesnt mean your pic wont be live on a part of the internet where geo-restrictions dont exist.
c. if a user is using a proxy that scrambles their IP address they can surpass regional blocking.
d. if your video feed is pirated (freechat included, there are a bunch of camgirl's freechats on youtube) or screenshots are taken and disseminated, regional blocking is irrelevant.
e. if you use social media promotional sites like twitter or mypornprofile, you have no regional blocking protection.
f. the person is traveling to another area not blocked and is on a porn site
**It also depends on the site: some sites when they block certain regions, your profile doesnt seem to exist if youre in that blocked region (you cant search for it, find it on white labels, go directly to the profile, etc). Some sites you can see the profile but you cant enter the room. Some sites you can see the profile, pictures, and can enter textchat but are barred from entering free/paid chat. Some sites you can still go to a model's profile page and room if the know your stage name and enter via a white label.
IDK how it works on LiveJasmin or Flir4Free well enough to tell you how it works but my strong suggestion if youd like to reduce your risk by doing member chat only and not freechat. This will reduce your traffic and payout percentage and isnt a guarantee though. If youre absolutely terrified of the prospect of being recognized by anyone ever ever ever? Dont cam.
I have been recognized before. More than once. More than twice. More than three times. Probably more than that but not everyone wants to tell me.
Bear in mind that over your lifespan up to now: you probably know hundreds if not thousands of people. Those people each probably know thousands and thousands more. The vast majority of them have watched online porn at least once, probably a sizeable number use tube sites at least once every few months (where a lot of camsite ads happen... a handful of tube sites are in the top 75 visited sites in the world), probably a chunk pay for porn. So you can block 'hot' states or even countries but you probably know someone in a few areas of the country and/or world who you forgot about who could recognize you. Again, if youd like to reduce your risk: use geo-restrictions and minimize use of freechat if you can... just know you wont get as much traffic as girls who dont block and are always in freechat. If the idea of being recognized is absolutely life-destroying: dont cam. No site can guarantee 100% effectiveness.
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