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#210448 27-Mar-2017 22:41

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Hi

In the last week Google started redirecting me to the Japan website for my home connection (Slingshot). I found a report IP problems form which I filled out and 3 days later the Google search is back to normal but I am still having issues with Drive, Youtube, and Ads. Is there anything else I can do to fix this?

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#1749099 27-Mar-2017 23:14

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Sounds like Slingshot possibly bought a block of IPv4 addresses that previously belonged to the Japan region. Maybe try and validate with some IP geolocation validators like

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#1749104 27-Mar-2017 23:31

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All those websites say my country is New Zealand so there is nothing I can do until Google figure that out?

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