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Hulu Blocks VPN Users
New submitter electronic convict writes: "Hulu, apparently worried that too many non-U.S. residents are using cheap VPN services to watch its U.S. programming, has started blocking IP address ranges belonging to known VPN services. Hulu didn't announce the ban, but users of the affected VPNs are getting this message: 'Based on your IP-address, we noticed that you are trying to access Hulu through an anonymous proxy tool. Hulu is not currently available outside the U.S. If you're in the U.S. you'll need to disable your anonymizer to access videos on Hulu.' Hulu may make Hollywood happy by temporarily locking out foreign users — at least until they find new VPN providers. But in so doing it's now forcing its U.S. customers to sacrifice their privacy and even to risk insecure connections. Hulu hasn't even implemented SSL on its site."
FUCK HULU, waht a worthless shit service. ADs load but don't take you back to the show, causing refreshes way to often. THEY CHARGE FOR CONTENT THEN SHOVE ADS IN YOUR FACE. Adblock plus has been bricked. FUCK THEIR SHITTY NON SSL NON-PRIVATE BULLSHIT CRAPPY SERVICE.
PIRATES BAY IS THE WAY TO GO, FUCK YOU ALL WHO THINK WE NEED TO SPEND HALF OUR LIVES WATCHING ADS.
Umm... I am a Hulu plus subscriber and find the advertising to be of very little annoyance with the biggest issue being the repetition of ads, at least change it up a little. There are far less advertisements than if I were to watch it live or on my dvr. I don't have the issues of it hanging on advertisements but I mostly watch on my Roku and it sounds like you are watching in your browser. I did have that issue on occasion back when it first came to PS3 but that was years ago and hasn't been an issue for done time now. I don't know maybe I'm in the minority but I find the service to be pretty great.