Netflix has stepped up its efforts to ban VPN and proxy users from bypassing geographical restrictions. The streaming service is now blocking residential IP addresses too, since some unblocking tools use these to bypass restrictions. This isn't without collateral damage as many regular Internet user...

The banning technology growing more sophisticated.

  • gowanus_canal [any]
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    3 years ago

    Interesting that Netflix originals aren't blocked. Makes me think it's the copyright holders pissing and moaning for Netflix to block VPN's or they will pull their content.

    • wantonviolins [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      that's exactly what it is and the only reason the geofence exists in the first place