5 Best Ways to Access Blocked Sites

Internet is the best source of information but at the same time, many countries have banned websites on the behalf of security, culture etc and peoples can't access them. Is your school, college or office blocking you from getting on social network websites like Facebook, Myspace, Friendster etc. 

5 Best Ways to Access Blocked Sites

Here are some best and easiest ways you can bypass the restrictions and surf like normal, but please check with your local authorities before using them. We will not held any responsibility if you’ve breach the regulations of any.

1. Using a VPN Service: Virtual Private networks route the traffic via their servers and hence you will be able to access these sites even if they are banned in your country. There are many free and paid VPN services available for Windows and also mobile devices. All you need to do is to install the VPN service provider’s app and get started. 

Please note, some of the VPN service providers may be blocked in certain countries, so you need to check if it is accessible in your location. We have compiled a list of best VPN service providers here.

VPN Book, Hide.Me, Finch VPN, Hotspot Shield, CyberGhost, FreeVPN.Me, ProXPN, SecurityKiss, Its Hidden, Hideman, Froot VPN, iVPN, HideIPVPN, USA IP, ibVPN, VPN Reactor, TunnelBear, TorVPN, SpotFlux, GetVPN.

2. Using Proxy Websites: There are lots of proxy websites offering free access to blocked websites. These sites offer free browsing by just entering the URL of the website you want to navigate to. Since the traffic is routed through a proxy server, it is advisable not to share your username or password for sites requiring them.


3. Using IP to access the website: Each of the websites has their own IP address and ISPs might have blocked the website based on URL and not IP address. So you might be able to access the website via IP address. There are lots of websites which provide you with the IP address of any website. So once you have got the IP address, just type it in the address bar instead of the URL and you will be able to access it.

Access blocked website using cmd


You can also get the IP address by using the command prompt by typing ping www.baatkar.com. Replace "baatkar" with the name of blocked website. Here 74.125.203.121 is the IP Address of the website.


4. Using Tor Browser: Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy. So this browser surfs anonymously, so you can access any blocked websites using this browser.

5. Using Google Translate: Google Translate as the name indicates allows you to translate text or website from one language to another. Now here if you enter the website which is already in your language, Google translate will show error, so instead you need to select any language to translate it. Once the translate is complete, you get an option to view the original website.

There are many other ways to access blocked websites like Google Cache, Internet Archive-Wayback Machine, Use Proxy in Browsers, Retrieve Web pages via Email, Subscribe to RSS feed etc..but we listed the best and easiest ways to access the blocked websites.