What if the content is not available in your region
Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Visiting foreign sites, you can see the hurtful messages like "content is not available in your country." This is the typical pattern for western music and video services, which block their sites outside of Europe and the United States. Layfhaker talks on means to circumvent these restrictions.
In connection with the prohibition of the means to circumvent blocking some of these tools in the article may not work in the territory of the Russian Federation from November 2017.
1. Install VPN-ins for the desktop browsers
Perhaps the way to get around is the easiest lock. Simply install the VPN-plugin for your browser, and includes a function for the duration of a resource not available in the country.
Everything is simple: you click on the button - and the expansion takes the browser to a special mode in which the geographical restrictions do not apply. When you are finished with the unlocked site VPN You can turn off just as easy - one button.
pros. In addition to simplicity, this method is convenient because it will likely not need to change your favorite browser from you. After all popular Internet browsers support the VPN-ins. In addition, such extension encrypt traffic to provide additional protection for user data in the network.
Minuses. Although there are free VPN-services, most of the work on a paid subscription.
Free VPN-plugins for Chrome
Price: 0
Price: 0
Price: 0
VPN-free plug-in for Firefox
Developer: developer
Price: Free
Free VPN-ins for Opera and "Yandex. browser "
Price: Free
Price: Free
2. Use browsers with built-in bypass locks
Some browsers are able to bypass the lock without third-party software with built-in VPN technology. For example, in the popular Opera it is possible to include in the settings, see "Security." VPN also works in the mobile versions of the browser: you just download the app on your tablet or smartphone and enjoy the Internet without boundaries.
Price: Free
Download Opera for Windows, Mac or Linux →
Other browsers work with blocked sites through Tor. The basis of this technology is an intricate chain of servers through which anonymously transmitted encrypted traffic. Tor-browser will allow you to bypass the restrictions on the Internet without any additional settings.
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Price: Free
Download Tor for Windows, Mac or Linux →
pros. Free, ease of use and enhanced secure data.
Minuses. If you are accustomed to Chrome, Firefox or something else, it is unlikely to want to switch completely to Tor- or the VPN-browsers. In this case you have to use multiple browsers for different tasks.
3. Download VPN-applications
Let's say your browser does not support plug-ins and do not have built-in VPN functionality. But you do not want to change it to another for the sake of combating locks. In this case, instead of the plug-in you need a special VPN-program for Windows, macOS, Android or iOS. It will work just as well as the extension, but regardless of browser. Download this software can be on the VPN-service sites.
pros. VPN-only programs do not open access blocked sitesBut also allow you to use are not available in the country of application.
Minuses. You'll have to download and install on your device any additional software. And, as mentioned above, not all but many VPN-paid services.
Popular sites VPN-services
- Betternet →
- HideMy.name →
- TunnelBear →
- ZenMate →
4. Use proxy services
Another popular way to view blocked sites - through a proxy. So called proxy server, which is located in another country and redirects your traffic through itself. If in the country the site you need is not locked, and you access it through a proxy.
To take advantage of this technology, you need to go to the site proxy service, select a server in the relevant country, copy its parameters (IP and port) and add them to your browser instructions specified on the website (for example on screenshot).
pros. Using a proxy eliminates the need for third-party software.
Minuses. As a rule, a good proxy servers have to pay. In addition, unblocked proxy sites may not be displayed correctly.
Examples of proxy services
- HideMy.name →
- Fineproxy →