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What if you want a VPN to unlock location based content?

elagost 5y ago
Then either do without (because, come on, nobody's gonna die if they can't watch reality TV), buy it on disc, or pirate it? Netflix is blocking IP ranges so hard that residential space is getting caught in the blast radius. It's a cat and mouse game that you'll only win by refusing to play. https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-intensifies-vpn-ban-and-targets-residential-ip-addresses-too-210811/ https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-intensifies-vpn-ban-and-tar...
- pjmlp 5y ago
  Some of us would like to get home country news besides the quite poor international channels, it is not always about Netflix.
- onli 5y ago
  To pirate it you need a VPN, in countries that have a surveilled internet and laws that enable suing file sharers. Germany for example.
- BRedSox 5y ago
  I use a VPN to watch my local sports team - whose owner is currently in a contract dispute resulting in the team not being played on local tv.
- nyuszika7h 5y ago
  What do you think the pirates who rip the content use to get it? There's not always going to be a local user to rip every single title.
hannob 5y ago
Circumventing geoblocking is legit, but don't tell people that VPNs are about "security".
- Sebb767 5y ago
  They are, it's just in very rare circumstances (monitored public wifi + possibly unsecured connection, for example). Most people should do fine and thanks to https, public wifi is far less of a threat than it used to be (plus, some started blocking VPNs).
trutannus 5y ago
Essentially the only valid use of a VPN. That, or masking your location from other users online. I find YouTube in my country is just filled with content being pushed because it's local to my country. Some VPN exit points have less local content pushing, which gives me more options. Eastern European content is really good, but also completely missing from American YouTube suggestions.
cm2187 5y ago
Also create a fuse between DMCA requests and your sole broadband provider if you do any torrenting.

Then either do without (because, come on, nobody's gonna die if they can't watch reality TV), buy it on disc, or pirate it? Netflix is blocking IP ranges so hard that residential space is getting caught in the blast radius. It's a cat and mouse game that you'll only win by refusing to play. https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-intensifies-vpn-ban-and-targets-residential-ip-addresses-too-210811/ https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-intensifies-vpn-ban-and-tar...

pjmlp 5y ago
Some of us would like to get home country news besides the quite poor international channels, it is not always about Netflix.
onli 5y ago
To pirate it you need a VPN, in countries that have a surveilled internet and laws that enable suing file sharers. Germany for example.
BRedSox 5y ago
I use a VPN to watch my local sports team - whose owner is currently in a contract dispute resulting in the team not being played on local tv.
nyuszika7h 5y ago
What do you think the pirates who rip the content use to get it? There's not always going to be a local user to rip every single title.

hannob 5y ago

Circumventing geoblocking is legit, but don't tell people that VPNs are about "security".

Sebb767 5y ago
They are, it's just in very rare circumstances (monitored public wifi + possibly unsecured connection, for example). Most people should do fine and thanks to https, public wifi is far less of a threat than it used to be (plus, some started blocking VPNs).

trutannus 5y ago

Essentially the only valid use of a VPN. That, or masking your location from other users online. I find YouTube in my country is just filled with content being pushed because it's local to my country. Some VPN exit points have less local content pushing, which gives me more options. Eastern European content is really good, but also completely missing from American YouTube suggestions.

cm2187 5y ago

Also create a fuse between DMCA requests and your sole broadband provider if you do any torrenting.