What Is Geo-Blocking And How You Can Bypass It


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Have you ever wanted to watch a video on a streaming service, like Netflix or Hulu, but discovered the video isn't available in your country? This is called geo-blocking and while it can be annoying, there's a way around it. Streaming services aren't the only places you might run into geo-blocked content. A few examples of geo-blocking include online stores restricting sales to certain regions and state governments blocking access to services like WhatsApp or Twitter. Here's how geo-blocking works and what you can do to get around these restrictions. What is geo-blocking? "Geoblocking restricts access to online content based...