So many VPNs (NordVPN, Surfshark, etc.) promote using their service to access content available in different countries. It just seems to me like these services would block access to users with VPNs.
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The use of VPNs benefits streaming services. It’s cheaper for them if they don’t actually have to license their content in your country. They could easily tell that you’re using a VPN, but they choose to turn a blind eye.
In return, their catalog effectively gets much wider without them spending any more money and therefore they attract more subscribers.
Compare this to a streaming service with different incentives: BBC iPlayer. Their goal is to provide their content to anybody in the UK (who has a TV license) and nothing else. They block VPNs because they gain nothing from a user in another country watching their content, in fact the BBC loses out because it makes it harder to sell on to Netflix or whatever.
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