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One very interesting niche that I recently learned about was providing a VPN with a "residential" IP block that could be used to geo-shift netflix viewing:

https://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/138668/vps-for-us-netf...

Apparently there are a lot of people who would like to watch "US Netflix" but cannot do so from their location.

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That’s a good idea, but usually Netflix can blacklist domains faster then a VPN provider can acquire new “residential” blocks.

It's the main usage of VPN (as well as region locked mmos) for those who are not doing it for security.

The Consumer advocacy group here in Australia, CHOICE, specifically recommends using a VPN service to avoid geoblocking (https://www.choice.com.au/electronics-and-technology/interne...). So there is definitely a market for this type of service.

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