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Website displays in local language instead of english as in options

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jscher2000 -... replied 8 years ago
rcartelier
rcartelier

When I am traveling the websites often display in the local language instead of english. I have English set as my language in "Options". I believe it is to do with "geoblocking" but why can I not use the ".com" version instead of being forced into the local website version?

When I am traveling the websites often display in the local language instead of english. I have English set as my language in "Options". I believe it is to do with "geoblocking" but why can I not use the ".com" version instead of being forced into the local website version?

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WestEnd
WestEnd

Do you have the site for others to test?

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer

Firefox sends a list of language preferences, but sites don't have to honor it. They typically will check your general location using your IP address when deciding what to serve you.