First Click: Clamping down on VPNs will turn Netflix subscribers into pirates | The Verge

First Click: Clamping down on VPNs will turn Netflix subscribers into pirates | The Verge

January 28, 2016 The great darkness came at around 9PM last night. I was watching the fifth season of Archer on Netflix — catching up before starting the sixth — when my TV screen went black. A flicker, and a moment later, The Message appeared. "You seem to be using an unblocker or proxy. Please turn off any of these services and try again. For more help, visit netflix.com/proxy." And that was the end. I couldn't watch Archer. I couldn't watch the seventh season of Parks and Rec that I'm half-way through. I couldn't re-watch Brooklyn 99's brilliant second season. I couldn't finally start Making a Murderer like I promised myself I would do for the fiftieth time that morning. After connecting to US Netflix from my home in Japan for three years through an unblocker service, I was locked out. I'm not too proud to say I made a little whimpering noise. Netflix for me — like for many of you, I'm sure — has become the de facto TV station, on in the background as I cook, clean, check my phone,

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