How to Unblock Sites at Office
The idea of Internet Censorship has received a great response over the past few years, particularly in the countries like China, Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia. At the government level, the Chinese have blocked Facebook and other Western-based websites. China has even forced Google to filter its search results.
The same idea of censorship has come down to the official level. In order to prevent the workers from wasting too much time on unnecessary activities, the administration blocks several websites. This step is also taken to keep the team motivated by blocking the unbiased and negative information about the organisation.
Sometimes, this Internet censorship becomes a massive headache for the entire office. For instance, there is no use of enforcing censorship on online newspapers and television. If you are facing such problem, you need to learn a few ways to access the websites that are blocked.
Instructions
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Google Mobile Search
Google mobile search works just like a proxy. When searching a website for mobile, Google presents a stripped down version while removing all the CSS styling and JavaScript. In reality, you are visiting a blocked website, but the software feels that you are visiting just Google. -
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IP address in place of URL
Writing IP address instead of URL in your browser’s address bar is another simple way of accessing the blocked website. One can easily get the IP address of any website by pinging the domain name in the command prompt. Usually the software blocks only the URL – something you don’t use in this case. -
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Google Translate or Yahoo! Babelfish
Translate services also help you access the blocked websites. Enter the website domain in any other language than English. This step will consequently bypass the blocking software. -
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Proxy Websites
There are plenty of proxy websites available on the web. These websites hide your IP address, and assigns you a new one from another country, where the same website is not blocked. Just go to Google search, and find the best proxy website for you. -
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IP Hiding Software
One can also install an IP hiding software which is very common these days. A lot of free programs of this nature are available on the web. Hotspot Shield and UltraSurf are good examples in this regard. -
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Changing DNS Servers
Changing DNS servers is another great technique. Preventing DNS servers from giving the location of the blocked website’s server is a very common way of blocking. It can be avoided just by changing your DNS server to OpenDNS's or Google's DNS. This will also pump up your Internet speed.
