Netflix has started to block even more known proxy and VPN providers than before.
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Eduazy, who is located in Spain, then told Motherboard that the two VPN services he had been using, ZenMate and Betternet, had recently stopped working, but only with Netflix. However, the smartest ones among them switched to paid VPN services with premium features and most users were able to fool the Netflix system that they were streaming the Netflix service from a location they actually are not.
VPNs can trick Netflix into believing a user is in a different country, thus allowing a subscriber to view content that’s otherwise unavailable in a given locale. Netflix had suffered enough of this service violation because no matter what technology the company brought, users would still find a way to circumvent it.
The publication said this has resulted in fierce resistance from thousands of users.
Initially the crackdown seemed to have little effect and Netflix was roundly mocked by VPN users and the companies which supply VPN services.
Earlier in mid January, Netflix had announced its plans for tighter restriction and thus blocking access to content available in countries other than their primary residence. In addition to writing about tech, Jonathan has a passion for fitness and nutrition and has previously written for one the UK’s leading watch and horology websites. They wanted Netflix to take measures to make this no longer possible.
NordVPN, one of the more popular VPN providers, told us last week that it had a “number of strategies lined up” should the Netflix crackdown become more offensive.
Users of these VPN services aren’t simply giving up, however.
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Netflix has been making a concerted effort to tackle the use of proxy services worldwide and warned a year ago that users could have their accounts terminated entirely if they were found to be using them repeatedly. This will surely be a tit-for-tat battle between Netflix and VPN providers/users for some time.
