Netflix starts blocking VPNs, proxies, and other unblocking services
Netflix, right on schedule, has started blocking some subscribers who are using VPNs.
Last week, on January 14, Netflix said that it would begin cracking down on customers who use VPNs, proxies, or other “unblocking” services to view content that shouldn’t be available in their country. The move is almost certainly to appease copyright holders and broadcasters. Way back in 2014, Sony Pictures accused Netflix of “semi-sanctioning” piracy by allowing “illegal subscribers” to view geoblocked content.
The first report of Netflix blocking a VPN comes from uFlix, an Australian VPN service that charges AUD$ 2 (£1) per month for the ability to view Netflix content from around the globe:
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