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[shakna]

> What am I missing that makes HDMI cables doubling as ethernet cables a problem for blocking it from accessing the network?

You block the TV from accessing the network.

You connect the TV to a device that will let you stream Netflix, via HDMI.

The TV requests internet connectivity over HDMI through that device automatically.

Blocking the network access to the TV has now been worked around and no longer matters.