Netflix's efforts to keep foreigners out of its US video library have claimed another victory, with Australian-based geododging service UFlix throwing in the towel.

The subscription video giant stepped up its fight against VPNs and DNS-based workarounds like UFlix in January, looking to appease rights holders frustrated that Netflix customers were jumping borders to watch content not available in their own country.

Initially it looked like this would be yet another of Netflix's short-lived geoblocking crusades, but it has stuck to its guns with regular efforts throughout the year to counteract new workarounds. This month's major crackdown has seen another geododging service crack under the pressure.

UFlix has fared better than most in the cat and mouse battle, but Netflix's latest geododging countermeasures have forced it to concede defeat. UFlix will no longer support foreign Netflix access, but it will continue to help Australian customers to bypass geoblocking on popular foreign services including HBO Now, HBO Go, Amazon Instant Video (Prime), HuluPlus and BBC iPlayer.