Netflix has announced it plans to block VPN connections in the upcoming feature, as part of its licensing deals it has set up with different content providers.
When Netflix launched in the US, Internet users started using US-based VPNs to be able to sign up and watch their favorite movies in their browser.
When Netflix started expanding to other countries, users continued to try and fool the streaming service into thinking that they were from another country, and thus get access to shows not yet available in their territory.
After a week ago Netflix announced its
expansion to 130 new countries, most
users had the unpleasant surprise to find that Netflix wasn't that awesome as US users made it look, having access to a very limited movie catalog, which in many places was inferior to what local, national competitors were offering.
