it seems the issue is about people vpning, and drastic latency changes when they lose. It's very doubtful that living in a rural area would cause someone to change flags, or even have random delay/lag increases when they are losing. Sad truth is that you don't even need a vpn to force delay. No idea how to vpn, but I've tested programs, where you can control your latency.

Staff most likely know about these things already, but nothing can ever actually be done (besides those that change flags/IPs constantly). No one can fully prove what the actual cause is for someone else's increased latency. The whole situation is kinda bogus, since there are a lot more cheaters now, the wrong people can be accused very easily.