I have had VPN installed on my tablet and laptop for a few years. Just one site on my tablet (not laptop) had to disable VPN to access it. Now many sites including the BBC on both I cannot access unless I disable VPN? Solution required. Thanks
As noted in the first reply, the VPN does not block anything. It is the website owners that block access to their sites from known VPN IP addresses. You may have been able to access the BBC sites before with the VPN active. But the site owners do not just sit idle and they will update their database of known VPN IP addresses.
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Maybe, clear cookies n' cache...try a different server location...cycle VPN off on to get different IP address...try Ad Tracker Blocking off.
For years I have had Norton VPN and had access to all except one but in the last day a few require VPN to be disabled, even the BBC which has never required that before.
as test: fwiw ~ from my location: on my PC:
I can access bbc.com with Norton 360 Secure VPN - On - Auto select region.
Maybe, try clearing cookies n' cache.
Maybe, try a different server location.
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Websites often block VPN access for legal or copyright reasons. There is nothing a VPN provider can do to get around these blocks.
Contact the individual sites to see if they block VPN access. Many sites do this for legal/copyright reasons.
A VPN service does not block access to any sites. There is no white/black lists for sites.
Websites have the right to protect their content. And sometimes there are legal reasons for blocking access to users from a different geographic location.
Some VPN providers may have found ways to circumvent these legal protections. But Norton is not here to bypass legal protection. If you are one that wants to access this kind of legally protected content, then maybe you would be better served with another product. (credit peterweb)
Why Do Some Websites Block VPNs?
One of the only ways to protect your right to privacy and information online is to use a VPN. Some websites infringe on those rights by blocking VPNs, but they do it for a good reason.
The big names that are notorious for blacklisting VPNs are Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and the BBC. It’s hard to figure out exactly how many websites block VPN access, but the number could be in the thousands. Most of these sites aren’t actively at war with VPNs, but they manage to blacklist a lot of VPN IP addresses over time passively.
https://www.howtogeek.com/403771/why-do-some-websites-block-vpns/ 13-Feb-2019
Some streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu and Showtime, offer geo-restricted content that makes it unavailable in certain regions. These services also block the content if they detect a VPN, a proxy, or an unblocker service as a method to bypass the geo-restrictions.
If the content is available in your region, make sure that you disconnect Norton Secure VPN before you access the streaming services or apps.
https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v121513457 06-Sep-2023