I can ask folks to download and install something but if I am doing that then I can might as well ask them to download and run the Python code I have running on my system than install an extension. The idea was to make it as easy as possible to report.
The issue with hosting instances in regions around the globe is that the ISP's I am concerned about are more residential focused than commercial. Another interesting aspect is that the same ISP may be blocking a site in one city but not another so it makes it harder to get data just by running them in data centers around the world