- Lots of reasons why geoblocking exists,
but not a single good one.
Geoblocking essentially separates people
from getting to the content they want
but there's a way to fix that.
Today, I'm going to let you know what is geoblocking,
how and why it operates,
and most importantly,
explain to you how to deal with it.
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So why, why does geoblocking exist?
In simple words, to protect.
Not to protect you. Hell no.
Geoblocking protects copyrighted content,
stuff that is only licensed in certain countries,
sometimes services that need to establish regional prices
resort to geoblocking.
Legally speaking, there's no issue,
but it's not fair to all users.
Ultimately, geoblocking has a legit purpose.
Even YouTube geoblocking is mostly justified.
Unfortunately it doesn't make it any less
of a pain in the ass.
Geoblocking will try and often succeed
to keep people from accessing content
outside of their region.
But what is geoblocking in a technical level?
How does it work?
First, your IP address clearly traces back
to the country, city,
and sometimes even the general vicinity of where you live.
Some websites or apps can also check your GPS location
to ascertain you are in the right place.
You can hide it by turning off GPS services
or by using a GPS spoofer.
And if you're using a service requiring payments,
it can trace your location
using your bank's registered location.
While there's no good way to deal with the third factor,
first and second can be fixed rather simply.
To change your IP address,
proxy and SmartDNS were used for a very long time,
but nowadays, platforms like Netflix
do a damn good job at detecting proxies.
Tor Network used to be a workable option as well,
but not as much today.
Not only is it slow,
but you also can't choose
which country's IP you are getting.
However, VPNs combine the overburdening security of Tor
with capabilities of proxies,
both of two worlds, so to say.
So as a result,
we have a versatile service
capable of bypassing geoblocks.
It helps that most VPNs are in the constant development too.
So when new geoblocking techniques rise up,
VPN services come up with a solution.
However, VPNs won't help you,
if the service you want requires proof of the residency,
or banking info.
So keep that in mind.
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But enough talk, let's have a demonstration.
Here, I have NordVPN that I will use to access Netflix UK.
I'll show the process step-by-step,
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I'll start with downloading NordVPN.
It's easy, takes just a bit of time,
and installation is straightforward.
I'll log in with my account,
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Then I'll connect to the server I want and head to Netflix.
That said, Netflix remembers your location
from cookies and cache,
so I've cleaned it beforehand.
And voila,
I can bypass geoblocks and access Netflix UK easily.
While it worked for me on the first try,
some of the VPN IPs can be banned manually by Netflix,
so you'll have to reconnect a couple of times
before you get a valid IP, no problem.
And if NordVPN doesn't quite interest you,
there are a bunch of other VPNs that can do this job.
Surfshark, PrivateVPN, ProtonVPN, VyprVPN, Ivacy, et cetera.
Each can be used on multiple devices, are quite fast,
and have a money-back guarantee,
so you can try them yourself.
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So geoblocking is a legit way to keep some information
confined within a specific region.
It uses IP tracking,
and sometimes other measures
to make sure nobody cheats the system,
but with a VPN, geoblocking is not an issue.
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