You Seem to be Using an Unblocker or Proxy Netflix Fix

Netflix has been blocking several VPNs, Proxy and Smart DNS. The only reason you have seen “You Seem to be Using an Unblocker or Proxy” on Netflix. Fortunately, there is still a way to unblock US Netflix using a VPN such as Surfshark VPN. It might be difficult, but it’s possible.

Go to the instructions.

Lets first check the problem and then we will go into solution.

So, if you want to watch Good Girls on Netflix from outside the US.

If you search on Netflix for “Good girls”, it displays no result. It means that the show is not available in your country

The next thing you do is to bypass geo restrictions is by changing your country to US where the show is available. Most probably you will do a search on Google for “free VPN” and install it on your preferred device.

Then turn on the VPN and switch the country server to US, and this time you can see the show is available but let’s check if it’s working or not. Now if you click on the play button, here is what I get:

“You seem to be using an unblocker or proxy”

Netflix Says You Seem to be Using an Unlocker or Proxy - Easy Fix

Wondering, why this happen and what can you do to fix it?

Well, Netflix look into viewers IP address. If Netflix sees a huge number of viewers with accounts from different countries seem to be connecting with same IP address (which you get from free VPN). Those IP addresses can be trace easily and then you get “You seem to be using an unblocker or proxy” error message. The free VPN can change IP address but it can be trace easily and blocked by Netflix.

In simple words – Netflix don’t know whether you use a VPN or not, rather it just blacklist IP addresses it knows are used by many viewers.

So, to remove “You seem to be using an unblocker or proxy” error message, avoid using free VPNs and start using paid VPN because those are reliable and works with Netflix.

How to Fix “You Seem to be Using an Unblocker or Proxy” with a VPN

6 Easy Steps
  1. Get a paid VPN with servers in US, we recommend Surfshark VPN
  2. Download, Install and Login your VPN app
  3. Select the country server for the Netflix library you want to access. For example if you want to access US Netflix, select a country server in the US.
  4. Click the connect button
  5. Visit Netflix in your web browser or open Netflix app
  6. Now you will be able to watch Netflix without error message

This is how you remove “You seem to be using an unblocker or proxy” error message.

Now visit Netflix and search for “Good girls”, let’s see if it works or not. And it works absolutely fine.

About the Author:
Daniel Aman is a content writer and editor at FastestVPNs, with a keen interest in sports, streaming, and cybersecurity. He has been exploring and working with VPNs for many years.

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