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Re:Netflix intensifies VPN ban and targets residential IP ad... by not2b on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @09:55PM (#28150718)
Contracts with the owners of the movies are a factor: Netflix might not have the right to show a given film in your country. Their contracts with the studios might require them to try to enforce this.
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Re:Netflix intensifies VPN ban and targets residential IP ad... by saurik on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @10:20PM (#28150913)
(You might consider re-reading my final sentence. The proximal cause isn't particularly interesting or surprising: the ultimate cause is the better mystery.)
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