Netflix Crackdown In New Zealand Takes Hold

Netflix warned in January that people outside the United States trying to watch content on the American catalogue would find it difficult to reach the service through VPN, but it seems to have taken three months for the crackdown to really be felt in New Zealand.

Netflix recently expanded its service to 130 countries, but the news wasn't great for New Zealanders who have been paying for a subscription to the US site through a virtual private network (VPN).

VPNs allow users an anonymous way to access a site that is restricted to one location.

A source told the Business Herald he had paid to use a VPN service and felt a little nervous that his addiction to US shows and movies could be over when the announcement came from Netflix in January that the company would be working to shut down VPNs accessing the US catalogue.

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