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Re:How does BBC iPlayer know I'm not in UK despite logging i... by detaro on Saturday April 10, 2021 @07:04PM (#26766080)
Or you randomly get moved to a NordVPN IP that BBC does not recognize as belonging to a VPN after a few days. Would be my theory.
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Re:How does BBC iPlayer know I'm not in UK despite logging i... by godelmachine on Saturday April 10, 2021 @07:14PM (#26766161)
Well, the BBC iPlayer does ask visitors to turn off their VPN, so your theory does hold water.
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