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Want to get around geo-restrictions and change your location online? This post explains how you can bypass web censorship and enjoy region-blocked services like BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Vevo, Amazon Instant Video, Pandora, and more from anywhere.
Location-based restriction on content (aka geo-restrictions) is a common phenomenon in most countries that authorities implement for various reasons. Sometimes, governments restrict a specific content niche as it clashes with their values or interests. In other instances, such restrictions arise from the websites’ end for different reasons. For example, a streaming service may restrict the availability of a particular movie or TV show outside a specific region due to licensing issues. Whatever the case is, the ultimate victim of such policies is you – the end user. But thankfully, some workarounds still exist (such as VPNs) that help users bypass such content restrictions and IP blocking.
Many internet users believe the web is where we can freely share, view, or download content, no matter where we live. It is a great tool that has erased physical boundaries in a globalized digital world.
The reality is, unfortunately, very different. There is much discrimination depending on our geographic area of origin.
