That's why streaming services are trying hard to prevent their subscribers from connecting through a VPN. However, this is actually against these platforms' policies. As VPNs are used to bypass these blocks as well as hide your internet traffic, these services can be then banned using firewalls or other network filtering measures.Īs Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Hulu and other platforms have their content geo-restricted, streaming VPNs are getting more and more popular among users that want to access their favorite programmes no matter where they are in the world. These organisations may also want to access your traffic to make sure you do not perform any activities against their policies. Social media can be blocked for productivity reasons, for example. Employers or even school administrators might prevent people accessing certain sites under their network.