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Re:YouTube starts to require a credit card or ID to verify t... by mk89 on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @10:20AM (#28380184)
> I see no need to play with VPNs for Netflix.

I am surprised, because there is some content on Netflix region-specific which you can't access from another country.

Re:YouTube starts to require a credit card or ID to verify t... by silverpepsi on Thursday September 02, 2021 @06:36AM (#28390453)
I've just come to terms with getting a different menu of options in each country, in the 1000s of options, and live with that instead of being picky. It's the easiest thing I deal with, to the point I'm thankful for it.

Compare Amazon Prime overseas - 100% worthless, they wouldn't even let me pay to view a video I would have gladly paid to watch once. My account was stuck in some sort of cyclical impossible state that bounced me around in circles with no definite error but no way to progress either. I just found it so shocking such a large company can't even account for the fact any of their customers would ever at any point go on vacation a few days.

Re:YouTube starts to require a credit card or ID to verify t... by Mikeb85 on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @10:31AM (#28380316)
Yes content on Netflix is specific to the country you're currently located in, however it works without complaint if you're in a country other than the one you were in when you signed up.
Re:YouTube starts to require a credit card or ID to verify t... by rocketbop on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @10:25AM (#28380244)
That's true but Netflix does gracefully and without mentioning it show you the content in your current country.