I’d first change DNS servers to quad9 or something other than the default

Then I’d try accessing behind a VPN a couple times and a couple times without VPN to ensure it’s repeatable

If they are blocking it, very odd and annoying

This sub is very anti paid-piracy. There’s a plexshares i believe but not very active. Lemmy is the perfect place to post these kinds of things.

Only when the artifacts in 4k look bad - like black squares on a black background due to compression. 1080p in that case is preferable.