How to Unblock Youtube on your Computer or Phone
Youtube is one of the most popular video sharing platforms on the internet and is used not only by individuals but also major companies, corporations and studios. The main reasons behind the site’s popularity were free uploading, unhindered access to videos, even by unregistered users and later the ability to earn from advertisements displayed on popular videos. Unfortunately, as much as it is popular, the website is also commonly blocked on educational and official networks along with nationwide bans in certain countries. While it is understandable why a video sharing website might be blocked in certain situations, such bans can hurt people who earn money from their videos or those who urgent information which is only available in the form of video tutorials on Youtube. Fortunately for you, here are a few ways to unblock Youtube on your computer or smart phone.
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If you are looking for a quick way to access a particular video, you might want to use a proxy website. Proxy websites act as intermediates between your computer and the data it fetches from the internet. When Youtube is banned over a network, there is a server which is filtering incoming and outgoing data and preventing packets from the banned site from getting through. A proxy website disguises the data so to speak, making it undetectable and smuggling it across (in simple words) to your computer, effectively giving you access to the banned website. However, proxy websites don’t always have full functionality and sometimes videos fail to load on them. You should also be wary of sites which can install malware onto your computer when you use them to access blocked websites.
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The second major way to access Youtube on your computer and smartphone is to use a VPN (virtual private network) service. A virtual private network service allows you to connect your computer or phone to that network (over the internet) and benefit from the security, access and encryption protocols of that network. This works much like a proxy does, as the data you request is fetched by the protected network (where Youtube is not banned) and transferred over the point-to-point connection all the way to your computer or phone. There are several popular VPN applications available for free downloading over the internet and if you have an Android or iPhone, you can find the same on your platform’s app store.
