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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...

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Netflix cracks down on customers using VPNs, proxies, and unblockers

Netflix is aiming to block unblocking services like this one. (credit: TVUnblock)

Netflix says it will step up enforcement against subscribers who use VPNs, proxies, and unblocking services to mask their locations. This will help Netflix prevent customers from watching video that isn't licensed for viewing in their country, but it may also affect people who use location-spoofing services...

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