20 Ways to Access Blocked websites [Updated 2021]

Imagine you have just got full high-speed wifi out of nowhere and you want to download some really cool things of the Internet and when you try to access those sites, you are BLOCKED..!!!  Maybe because you cannot bypass firewalls or network administrator thought thoroughly or even bypass browser restriction. Yupp, it happens with a lot of people even the sites are legal and not torrents type. So how can you access these blocked Websites or at least bypass blocked websites?

Example

One more example just to make you understand why you should read this article till the end. Imagine you get a strong urge to open a shopping website or check your Facebook posts, or you may even think of downloading something. But as soon as you type the URL and hit enter, you are greeted with an “Access Denied” message, and then you are back to work thinking about a way to bypass those restrictions and frustrated obviously.

If you are that guy/girl, looking for a way to enjoy unrestricted access to the internet, then you’re in the right place. Even if you want to access a website at your school or college, then you can surely use these hacks as per your needs.

Here, we are going to see ten ways by which you can access a blocked or restricted website. From this day forward (if you read this article till the end of course), you will be able to access blocked websites easily.

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1) Using VPN Providers or Apps

VPN (Virtual Private Network) secures the connection between your device and the website. Your IP address while using VPN is entirely different.

This removes the restrictions for viewing the sites. Also, the data sent and received through a VPN network is encrypted to keep hackers at bay. Windscribe, Hotspot Shield, OpenVPN are the best VPNs out there to make use of.

There are many free as well as paid VPNs. Depending upon your requirements you may select the one you need.

2) Access Blocked Websites Using Proxy Websites

A Proxy Website hides the blocked/restricted website from the ISP’s. This camouflaging of restricted sites enable you to access blocked sites.

But in terms of privacy and security, VPN is always the best option. Proxy Websites can be useful in restricted areas where social media sites, news sites are blocked. This can help you get the relevant information for free.

By just typing the name of the website plus the keyword “proxy,” you can find many proxy servers. Use according to your needs.

Also, Read- Best Ways to Become Anonymous while using Internet

3) Using IP address instead of URL

Every website has its IP address just like our device has. Sometimes, when a website is blocked, it’s the URL that is stored in the server because of which the website is inaccessible.

But, in some cases, the server does not store the IP address of the restricted site. In this case, try to obtain the IP address of the website by entering “ping www.domainname.com” in the command prompt.

Enter this IP address in the address bar of your browser and chances are that the site will open.

4) Access Blocked Websites by Changing Network Proxy in browsers

An institution, office, or even colleges might have network access through a proxy. There can be one or many proxies in use. Not all proxies used by your institution would have restrictions. In this case, try changing the current proxy of your browser.

All you have to do is go to the connections settings of your browser and change proxy to one with no restrictions.

5) Adding a browser extension to bypass restrictions

Chrome and Firefox browsers can be customized with tonnes of extensions. And yes, there are extensions that help bypass the website restrictions.

Ahoy, Ivacy, hide.me are the browser extensions that once added give you complete access to any websites which are restricted. Even HTTPS everywhere sometimes helps you bypass blocks.

6) Replace your DNS Server

Changing your DNS server would also do the trick for accessing restricted websites. Use Google DNS or Open DNS instead of your previous DNS, and that’s it, no restrictions.

You can change your DNS from your browser settings.

7) Access Blocked Websites Using Wayback Machine

Wayback Machine is a service that stores copies of almost every website present on the internet.

Every version of a website is saved by it. Wayback Machine contains lots of exciting content like games, books, movies which can be accessed in case their website has been blocked. Though you might not necessarily get the latest content.

8) Using Tor Browser

The most effective method to access blocked websites after VPNs and proxies are using Tor browser. Tor browser makes us anonymous over the internet. Download tor from here

It can bypass the restrictions of websites if settings are applied correctly. Due to its security and privacy, tor browser is used to surf the Dark Web and .onion websites.

Its the best way to bypass any blocked website

9) Use Firefox from USB Drive

Now, this method is the easiest one, all you have to do is install Firefox in your USB drive, use that browser with a different proxy and then, restrictions are gone for good.

Using portable firefox is recommended when you do not have access to install apps on the system.

10) Access Blocked Websites by URL Rewriting

There are instances when a particular website is hosted in a VPN, and it doesn’t have a verified SSL installed.

For such websites, you can go to the address bar of your web browser and try typing https://www.url.com, instead of accessing www.url.com or http://www.url.com.

This change might display a security notice, but you can press the Proceed Anyway option and visit the website. This isn’t a foolproof method, but it could be handy at times when you cannot find any other way to bypass the protection.

Also read: How to secure your account from hackers

11) Utilize services such as SmartDNS

These Services help you change your DNS on the go so that you do not have to worry about manually configuring something. This might be a useful method to bypass blocked websites.

Smart DNS is the best example of the same. They use dynamic DNS changing to bypass any blocked websites. This is one of the ways how you can unblock blocked websites.

12) Url shorteners

URL shortening by various services can sometimes help bypass restrictions. Tiny URL is a good example. Sometimes the security is set up to block specific URLs. By using URL shortening, we can bypass this block quite easily.

13)Translation services

Google Translate is never banned in any country so it can always be a last resort to bypass firewalls.

Probably because it’s an education tool and nobody considers it something powerful enough to unblock sites at school or offices.

So, with this tool, you can bypass the restriction by converting the blocked website into some other language that you may know. Try Google Translate services and see for yourself. It is yet another simple way to access blocked websites without much hassle.

14) Access Blocked Websites using Mobile version of sites

Sometimes mobile versions of the websites are not banned. Only the pc versions are. Mobile version has a different URL for sites such as Facebook has m.facebook.com instead of www.facebook.com.

You can use this trick to unblock blocked websites. May not work for all websites.

15)Use HTML to PDF converter

SodaPDF provides a free online service that can help you directly download a web page on your computer without even accessing it on your browser. Visit this link and enter the URL you want to see. And Viola. You get a pdf of the webpage you want to visit. You can easily bypass blocked websites using this method. This might work to bypass firewalls but not recommended.

16) RSS Feed

RSS readers are useful for getting fresh content and reading them with ease. You can grab the RSS feed of the blocked website and add it to your reader. With this trick, you can directly read the required information from your RSS feed. A neat trick isn`t it to bypass firewalls.

17) Use opera browser

You might be wondering what the heck Opera browser can do that other browser can’t? This method works almost all the time to bypass firewalls.

And the answer is in the inbuilt VPN that the Opera browser provides. This inbuilt VPN service for various locations is free, and they are amazingly fast.

1. Download and Install Opera Browser.
2. Open up the Opera and go to settings from the Menu option or just press Alt + P.
3. Go to Privacy & Security Tab and Tick Enable VPN. You will see a little text VPN on the address bar. From there you can select the locations as well as enable or disable the VPN

18)Browse via mail

There are many services available on the internet which provide you an option of getting a mail of the webpage you want to view. Some of these services are free and some are paid. Depending upon your needs you can choose which helps you the most. The mail method might work to bypass firewalls in some cases but not all so be careful.

19) Access Blocked Websites using SSH TUNNEL

Firstly, you must have an SSH account. Open Terminal (if you are using Windows you can use Putty software instead) and run the following command to log in:

ssh -D 12345 user@host.domain

The command will run the SOCKS server on port 12345. You will be asked for a username and password. After a successful login, minimize the terminal, don’t close it. Try to use this method only to bypass blocked websites which are technically legal (not torrents).

Next, open your Firefox browser and go to Preferences > Advanced > Network > Settings. Check on Manual Proxy Configurations, enter 127.0.0.1 on SOCKS Hosts and insert the Port number you picked when you created the SSH tunnel. Click OK to save your new settings

20) Access Blocked Websites Using Google cache

Note: This method is not applicable if you are seeking to open Facebook, Twitter, etc. sites that need login credentials. This method is not recommended to bypass firewalls.

1. Open Google.
2. Paste URL that you want to open and click search.
3. Click on the downward arrow given near URL in the search result and click cached.
4. Hurrah! A cached version of the desired version is on your screen

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These are the ways through which you can access blocked websites or bypass blocked websites. Know any other way? Do let us know via your comments do share this article we need your support…!!!