Netflix clamping down on proxy access to content not available in Singapore Shucks, seems like after Netflix’s arrival got people’s spirits soaring high, the media streaming firm proceeded to douse us with a bucket of cold water, giving Netflix and chill a whole new meaning. The American internet streaming company has announced that in weeks to come, Singaporeans can no longer use proxy addresses and unblockers to watch content not available here. In other words, Singaporeans using Virtual Private Networks (VPN) to unblock Netflix will no longer be able to watch titles outside of Netflix Singapore. This means people who were watching Netflix via VPNs before Netflix even came to Singapore might be actually worse off. *sigh* Why is Netflix implementing such measures? Although Netflix spokesperson David Fullagar anticipates that all content will one day be globally available, he emphasized that due to the “historic process of licensing”, content would still be limited to geographic regions. Believing that Netflix has a responsibility to uphold licensing based on the area people were in, he said: We will continue to respect and enforce content licensing by geographic location. Of course restriction on content does not mean that Netflix wants to limit user access to content. Yep. In fact, Netflix aims to make their […]
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