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Netflix's new terms allows the termination of accounts using a VPN

• tobylane 12y ago
  There's a discussion on reddit with quotes from several support level employees saying VPNs are not actively looked for, they are just frowned upon. An executive announced their plans to do away with geolocking.
• jrullman 12y ago
  Seems as though this is something to appease the content providers, and not something they are going to actively pursue enforcing.
• otterley 12y ago
  What specific language in the ToS do you believe supports this headline?
• NathanKP 12y ago
  Well that sucks. I regularly use a VPN for legitimate purposes because my internet provider refuses to buy enough bandwidth to Netflix servers. There are many times where I'll have a shitty stream, then I turn on a VPN and suddenly I'm getting crystal clear HD video, because my VPN provider has more spare bandwidth capacity between their servers and Netflix servers than my ISP. I don't know why Verizon FIOS lets their connection to Netflix become clogged up but for me sometimes using a VPN is the only reliable way I have around the congestion. I'd hate to be caught up in a ban for using a VPN legitimately without violating regional restrictions.