diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeBodyData.js b/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeBodyData.js
index 945c7f28e..fabbb4906 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeBodyData.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/initializers/initializeBodyData.js
@@ -12,46 +12,60 @@ function removeExistingCSRF() {
 function fetchBaseData() {
   fetch('/async_info/base_data')
     .then((response) => response.json())
-    .then(({ token, param, broadcast, user, creator }) => {
-      if (token) {
-        removeExistingCSRF();
-      }
+    .then(
+      ({
+        token,
+        param,
+        broadcast,
+        user,
+        creator,
+        client_geolocation,
+        default_email_optin_allowed,
+      }) => {
+        if (token) {
+          removeExistingCSRF();
+        }
 
-      const newCsrfParamMeta = document.createElement('meta');
-      newCsrfParamMeta.name = 'csrf-param';
-      newCsrfParamMeta.content = param;
-      document.head.appendChild(newCsrfParamMeta);
+        const newCsrfParamMeta = document.createElement('meta');
+        newCsrfParamMeta.name = 'csrf-param';
+        newCsrfParamMeta.content = param;
+        document.head.appendChild(newCsrfParamMeta);
 
-      const newCsrfTokenMeta = document.createElement('meta');
-      newCsrfTokenMeta.name = 'csrf-token';
-      newCsrfTokenMeta.content = token;
-      document.head.appendChild(newCsrfTokenMeta);
-      document.body.dataset.loaded = 'true';
+        const newCsrfTokenMeta = document.createElement('meta');
+        newCsrfTokenMeta.name = 'csrf-token';
+        newCsrfTokenMeta.content = token;
+        document.head.appendChild(newCsrfTokenMeta);
+        document.body.dataset.loaded = 'true';
 
-      if (broadcast) {
-        document.body.dataset.broadcast = broadcast;
-      }
+        if (broadcast) {
+          document.body.dataset.broadcast = broadcast;
+        }
 
-      if (checkUserLoggedIn()) {
-        document.body.dataset.user = user;
-        document.body.dataset.creator = creator;
-        browserStoreCache('set', user);
+        if (checkUserLoggedIn()) {
+          document.body.dataset.user = user;
+          document.body.dataset.creator = creator;
+          document.body.dataset.clientGeolocation =
+            JSON.stringify(client_geolocation);
+          document.body.dataset.default_email_optin_allowed =
+            default_email_optin_allowed;
+          browserStoreCache('set', user);
 
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          if (typeof ga === 'function') {
-            ga('set', 'userId', JSON.parse(user).id);
-          }
-          if (typeof gtag === 'function') {
-            gtag('set', 'user_Id', JSON.parse(user).id);
-          }
-        }, 400);
-      } else {
-        // Ensure user data is not exposed if no one is logged in
-        delete document.body.dataset.user;
-        delete document.body.dataset.creator;
-        browserStoreCache('remove');
-      }
-    });
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            if (typeof ga === 'function') {
+              ga('set', 'userId', JSON.parse(user).id);
+            }
+            if (typeof gtag === 'function') {
+              gtag('set', 'user_Id', JSON.parse(user).id);
+            }
+          }, 400);
+        } else {
+          // Ensure user data is not exposed if no one is logged in
+          delete document.body.dataset.user;
+          delete document.body.dataset.creator;
+          browserStoreCache('remove');
+        }
+      },
+    );
 }
 
 function initializeBodyData() {
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index bdc1139d9..73f087fb0 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -278,6 +278,15 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   end
   helper_method :client_geolocation
 
+  def default_email_optin_allowed?
+    return false if Settings::General.geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in.blank?
+
+    Settings::General.geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in.any? do |geo|
+      client_geolocation.to_s.starts_with?(geo)
+    end
+  end
+  helper_method :default_email_optin_allowed?
+
   def forward_to_app_config_domain
     # Let's only redirect get requests for this purpose.
     return unless request.get? &&
diff --git a/app/controllers/async_info_controller.rb b/app/controllers/async_info_controller.rb
index 99664d401..513c15bf7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/async_info_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/async_info_controller.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class AsyncInfoController < ApplicationController
             param: request_forgery_protection_token,
             token: form_authenticity_token,
             user: user_data,
+            client_geolocation: client_geolocation,
+            default_email_optin_allowed: default_email_optin_allowed?,
             creator: user_is_a_creator
           }
         end
diff --git a/app/javascript/onboarding/components/FollowTags.jsx b/app/javascript/onboarding/components/FollowTags.jsx
index ecef1592d..2e29e8a7f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/onboarding/components/FollowTags.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/onboarding/components/FollowTags.jsx
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ export class FollowTags extends Component {
     this.handleClick = this.handleClick.bind(this);
     this.handleComplete = this.handleComplete.bind(this);
 
+    const emailState =
+      document.body.dataset.defaultEmailOptinAllowed === 'true';
+
     this.state = {
       allTags: [],
       selectedTags: [],
-      email_digest_periodic: false,
+      email_digest_periodic: emailState,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/onboarding/components/__tests__/FollowTags.test.jsx b/app/javascript/onboarding/components/__tests__/FollowTags.test.jsx
index 4568f1c0f..fa1558b21 100644
--- a/app/javascript/onboarding/components/__tests__/FollowTags.test.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/onboarding/components/__tests__/FollowTags.test.jsx
@@ -231,4 +231,28 @@ describe('FollowTags', () => {
       expect(lastFetchUri).toEqual('/onboarding/notifications');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('emailDigestPeriodic state initialization', () => {
+    it('should initialize email_digest_periodic to true when data-default-email-optin-allowed is true', async () => {
+      // Simulate setting data-default-email-optin-allowed to true
+      document.body.dataset.defaultEmailOptinAllowed = 'true';
+
+      const { container } = renderFollowTags();
+      const checkbox = container.querySelector('#email_digest_periodic');
+
+      // Assert that the checkbox is checked, indicating email_digest_periodic state is true
+      expect(checkbox.checked).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it('should initialize email_digest_periodic to false when data-default-email-optin-allowed is false', async () => {
+      // Simulate setting data-default-email-optin-allowed to false
+      document.body.dataset.defaultEmailOptinAllowed = 'false';
+
+      const { container } = renderFollowTags();
+      const checkbox = container.querySelector('#email_digest_periodic');
+
+      // Assert that the checkbox is not checked, indicating email_digest_periodic state is false
+      expect(checkbox.checked).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/app/lib/constants/settings/general.rb b/app/lib/constants/settings/general.rb
index 658fb51c9..275e50015 100644
--- a/app/lib/constants/settings/general.rb
+++ b/app/lib/constants/settings/general.rb
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ module Constants
             description: I18n.t("lib.constants.settings.general.onboarding_newsletter_opt_in_subhead.description"),
             placeholder: I18n.t("lib.constants.settings.general.onboarding_newsletter_opt_in_subhead.placeholder")
           },
+          geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in: {
+            description: I18n.t("lib.constants.settings.general.geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in.description"),
+            placeholder: I18n.t("lib.constants.settings.general.geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in.placeholder")
+          },
           payment_pointer: {
             description: I18n.t("lib.constants.settings.general.payment.description"),
             placeholder: "$pay.somethinglikethis.co/value"
diff --git a/app/models/settings/general.rb b/app/models/settings/general.rb
index f47ebd699..71e2a5dc1 100644
--- a/app/models/settings/general.rb
+++ b/app/models/settings/general.rb
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ module Settings
     setting :onboarding_newsletter_opt_in_head
     setting :onboarding_newsletter_opt_in_subhead
 
+    setting :geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in, type: :array, default: %w[]
+
     setting :default_content_language, type: :string, default: "en",
                                        validates: { inclusion: Languages::Detection.codes }
 
diff --git a/app/views/admin/settings/forms/_onboarding.html.erb b/app/views/admin/settings/forms/_onboarding.html.erb
index 735f0ae8e..3394504fb 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/settings/forms/_onboarding.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/settings/forms/_onboarding.html.erb
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
                            class: "crayons-textfield",
                            value: Settings::General.onboarding_newsletter_opt_in_subhead,
                            placeholder: Constants::Settings::General.details[:onboarding_newsletter_opt_in_subhead][:placeholder] %>
+          <% if FeatureFlag.enabled?(Geolocation::FEATURE_FLAG) %>
+            <%= admin_config_label Constants::Settings::General.details[:geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in][:description] %>
+            <%= f.text_field :geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in,
+                             class: "crayons-textfield",
+                             value: Settings::General.geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in,
+                             placeholder: Constants::Settings::General.details[:geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in][:placeholder] %>
+          <% end %>
        </div>
 
       </fieldset>
diff --git a/app/views/onboardings/_newsletter.html.erb b/app/views/onboardings/_newsletter.html.erb
index d1300c154..0a3bd163c 100644
--- a/app/views/onboardings/_newsletter.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/onboardings/_newsletter.html.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       <fieldset>
         <div class="flex email_newsletter mt-5 pt-4 ">
           <div class="flex h-5 ml-3">
-            <input type="checkbox" id="email_newsletter" name="email_newsletter" class="w-4 h-4 mt-1 crayons-checkbox">
+            <input type="checkbox" id="email_newsletter" name="email_newsletter" class="w-4 h-4 mt-1 crayons-checkbox" <%= "checked".html_safe if default_email_optin_allowed? %>>
           </div>
           <div class="ml-3">
             <label for="email_newsletter" class="font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-300">
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <fieldset>
         <div class="flex email_newsletter mt-5 pt-3 ">
           <div class="flex h-5 ml-3">
-            <input type="checkbox" id="email_newsletter" name="email_newsletter" class="w-4 h-4 mt-2 crayons-checkbox">
+            <input type="checkbox" id="email_newsletter" name="email_newsletter" class="w-4 h-4 mt-2 crayons-checkbox" <%= "checked".html_safe if default_email_optin_allowed? %>>
           </div>
           <div class="ml-2">
             <label for="email_newsletter" class="font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-300">
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@
       <legend>Email preferences</legend>
       <ul>
         <li class="checkbox-item">
-          <label for="email_newsletter"><input type="checkbox" id="email_newsletter" name="email_newsletter">I want to receive weekly newsletter emails.</label>
+          <label for="email_newsletter"><input type="checkbox" id="email_newsletter" name="email_newsletter" <%= "checked".html_safe if default_email_optin_allowed? %>>I want to receive weekly newsletter emails.</label>
         </li>
         <li class="checkbox-item">
-          <label for="email_digest_periodic"><input type="checkbox" id="email_digest_periodic" name="email_digest_periodic">I want to receive a periodic digest of top posts from my tags.</label>
+          <label for="email_digest_periodic"><input type="checkbox" id="email_digest_periodic" name="email_digest_periodic" <%= "checked".html_safe if default_email_optin_allowed? %>>I want to receive a periodic digest of top posts from my tags.</label>
         </li>
       </ul>
     </fieldset>
diff --git a/config/locales/lib/en.yml b/config/locales/lib/en.yml
index ba15dd825..441c45a51 100644
--- a/config/locales/lib/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/lib/en.yml
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ en:
           onboarding_newsletter_opt_in_subhead:
             description: "Newsletter checkbox subheading"
             placeholder: "E.g., Rest assured, we respect your privacy. Your email will only be used for our newsletter and won't be shared with others."
+          geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in:
+            description: 'List of countries where the default email opt-in is allowed by admin'
+            placeholder: 'List of valid countries: comma separated, letters only e.g. US,CA'
           payment:
             description: 'Used for site-wide web monetization. See: https://github.com/forem/forem/pull/6345'
           periodic:
diff --git a/config/locales/lib/fr.yml b/config/locales/lib/fr.yml
index 111255394..c4e331a3c 100644
--- a/config/locales/lib/fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/lib/fr.yml
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ fr:
           onboarding_newsletter_opt_in_subhead:
             description: "Newsletter checkbox subheading"
             placeholder: "E.g., Rest assured, we respect your privacy. Your email will only be used for our newsletter and won't be shared with others."
+          geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in:
+            description: 'List of countries where the default email opt-in is allowed by admin'
+            placeholder: 'List of valid countries: comma separated, letters only e.g. US,CA'
           payment:
             description: 'Used for site-wide web monetization. See: https://github.com/forem/forem/pull/6345'
           periodic:
diff --git a/spec/requests/async_info_spec.rb b/spec/requests/async_info_spec.rb
index 7ec235968..3a54a5193 100644
--- a/spec/requests/async_info_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/async_info_spec.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,17 @@ RSpec.describe "AsyncInfo" do
         sign_in create(:user)
 
         get "/async_info/base_data"
-        expect(response.parsed_body.keys).to match_array(%w[broadcast creator param token user])
+        expect(response.parsed_body.keys).to match_array(%w[broadcast client_geolocation creator
+                                                            default_email_optin_allowed param token user])
+      end
+
+      it "returns default_email_optin_allowed true if valid match with client geo" do
+        sign_in create(:user)
+
+        allow(controller_instance).to receive(:client_geolocation).and_return("US-NY")
+        allow(Settings::General).to receive(:geos_with_allowed_default_email_opt_in).and_return(["US"])
+        get "/async_info/base_data"
+        expect(response.parsed_body["default_email_optin_allowed"]).to be(true)
       end
     end
   end