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Last night I was blocked from HBOMAX (or whatever brand they go by these days) for being on a VPN. That was the first time I've ever encountered something like
by lightyrs 10mo ago
Last night I was blocked from HBOMAX (or whatever brand they go by these days) for being on a VPN. That was the first time I've ever encountered something like that on HBOMAX. I wonder if there is some coordinating event here.
- rsync 10mo agoDid the error condition actually call out "VPN use" ? Did the HBO UI actually call out, by that term, a VPN ? ... or were you simply using a VPN and that's the most likely culprit for a general failure of the service ? Genuinely curious ...
- dewey 10mo agoHaving it spelled out as "Are you on a VPN?" on streaming services is pretty common these days. I guess with the popularity of consumer VPNs that term isn't just a technical one any more.
- lightyrs 10mo agoThey specifically used "VPN" in the error message but I can't remember the exact text of the whole message.