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EU Legislation Eases Restrictions on Online Media Geoblocking
The European Parliament is finalizing legislation which is allowing EU citizens with paid subscription for online media including music, films, games, movies and TV shows to access the content while in another EU country temporarily. The key word here is “paid subscription” so it only applies to services that consumers…
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Hollywood Studio to End Geoblocking in Europe
Paramount Pictures, the studio responsible for producing recent feature films Star Trek Beyond, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, has struck a deal with the European Commission (EC) to end geoblocking within the European Economic Area (EEA). The move means that sales of Paramount’s…
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45,000 People Petition Netflix to Allow VPNs
A petition by a digital rights group, asking Netflix CEO Reed Hastings to cease the company’s VPN crackdown, has been signed by 44,446 people. OpenMedia has sent a letter to Hastings, with the near-45k signatures attached, making the case that not all VPN users are using such services to bypass…
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uNoGS Shows VPNs That Can Still Bypass Netflix Geoblocks
The excitement of Netflix expanding into 190 countries worldwide has sadly been tempered by the news that the video-on-demand platform has started restricting VPN “pirates” from bypassing geographical locks to access more content, especially since Netflix’ international catalogue pales in comparison to that of the US, the preferred region for…
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US Military Personnel Rail Against Netflix VPN Block
Netflix has faced a furious backlash from users since it initiated its new program to prevent users from accessing geoblocked content using VPNs. Amongst this, one the forgotten victims of the VPN ban are military personnel serving abroad. Stars and Stripes reports that US servicemen and women will be left…
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EU Proposal Could Ban Geoblocking Across Europe
Following the news that Netflix has begun restricting VPN use to bypass its region locks, the UK government has initiated a public consultation regarding European Union proposals to outlaw all forms of geoblocking across all member states. “The European Commission has recently published draft legislation that is intended to ensure…
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Australian Netflix Users Threaten to Cancel Accounts over VPN Crackdown
Following the announcement by Netflix that it will begin cracking down on VPN ‘piracy’ to bypass geoblocked content, a number of Australian users have threatened to cancel their accounts with the video-on-demand platform, citing sub-standard native content, news.com.au reports. mum emailed me geo-block Netflix article & I said I'll cancel…
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Netflix Debates Geoblocking and VPN Use
Following its global rollout to over 130 countries, Netflix has been discussing the reality of its users bypassing geoblocked content via VPN services, admitting that it’s “not obvious” how to prevent it, The Globe and Mail reports. The technique of using VPNs, proxies, and DNS spoofers to access Netflix content…
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BBC iPlayer is Now Blocking UK VPN Services
The BBC has decided to restrict access to its iPlayer service if you’re using a VPN in the UK for legitimate privacy concerns. Despite the BBC’s bizarre reasoning, there are many legitimate circumstances where a VPN is essential especially in the modern age of data collection. A BBC spokesperson told TorrentFreak:…
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EU Commisioner Wants to Abolish Geoblocking
Geoblocking of content is still one of the biggest issues when it comes to obtaining your media legally. You want to pay for it, but you’re not allowed to and everyone loses out. Europe’s Vice-President for the Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip, thinks so too and calls it discrimination rather…
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