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Unblock methods: every free way in, in order
Every way back in, curated and maintained: encrypted DNS, official mirrors, Tor, Psiphon, WARP, self-hosted tunnels - plus the honest notes on what each is worth and when it fails.
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DNS over HTTPS: set up DoH in every browserDNS over HTTPS setup for Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Windows 11, Android, iOS, macOS and routers - plus how to verify it works and when DoH is not enough.Change your DNS resolver: how to switch safelyChange your DNS resolver to Google, Cloudflare or Quad9 and beat name-filtering blocks in minutes - exact steps for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and routers.ECH explained: hide the site name from your ISPEncrypted Client Hello explained: how ECH hides the site name inside the TLS handshake, how to enable it in Firefox, Chrome and Edge, and its honest limits.How to unblock any website: the diagnosis ladderWebsite blocks sit at one of four layers: DNS, connection, IP or the site itself. Diagnose the layer in five minutes, then apply the fix that actually works.Works on mobile data but not Wi-Fi: what that meansWhen a site loads on mobile data but not on Wi-Fi, the block is on the network, not the site. Diagnose the layer, then fix that network.
Free tools & services
Tor Browser download and setup, bridges includedTor Browser setup done right: official download, first connect, bridges that beat relay blocking, onion services, and the honest limits of the free answer.Psiphon: the free unblocking app for phone and PCPsiphon setup for Android, iOS and Windows: how the obfuscated tunnel beats filters, which mode to pick, region selection, and the honest limits of it all.Cloudflare WARP: free 1.1.1.1 app, setup and limitsCloudflare WARP setup for every platform: when the free tunnel beats a VPN, which mode to pick, what it fixes - and why it will not solve geo blocks.Lantern: how the free censorship VPN worksLantern setup for desktop and mobile: what the nonprofit VPN does, how its funded network works, where it beats a plain VPN - and where Tor or WARP fit better.GoodbyeDPI: beat DPI blocks on Windows, step by stepHow GoodbyeDPI and zapret2 defeat deep packet inspection with packet tricks: setup on Windows and Linux, the exact commands, and the honest limits of both.Official onion addresses: how to open .onion sitesFind and verify the official onion address of a blocked site - from the operator's own pages, not lists - plus who runs onions and why they beat every mirror.Read a blocked site from an archive: Wayback guideRead any blocked or deleted page from the Wayback Machine: the URL patterns, Save Page Now, what archives can and cannot store, and which caches are gone.Google Translate as a proxy: unblock without installRead a blocked page through Google Translate: the exact translate.goog URL pattern, what still works, the error states - and the honest limits of the trick.Encrypted DNS on your router: cover the whole houseSet DoH or DoT on your router so every device - TV, console, phone - resolves names through an encrypted upstream with no per-device setup.Tor bridges: how to get one when Tor is blockedEverything about Tor bridges: when you need one, how obfs4, Snowflake, meek-azure and webtunnel hide, the browser flow, and the honest maintenance.
Commercial options
Free VPN tiers: what free plans really give youWhich free VPN tiers are real businesses and which are data traps: Proton, Windscribe, PrivadoVPN and TunnelBear compared by funding model, limits and fit.Self-hosted VPN on a VPS: WireGuard setup guideRun your own VPN: a WireGuard endpoint on a rented VPS, full server and client configs, hardening basics - and the honest trade-offs of being your own operator.How to choose a VPN: audits, logging and refundsJudge a VPN like an investigator: verified no-logs evidence, jurisdiction, protocols, payment privacy and kill switches - with the providers that publish proof.
Per device
Travel eSIM: mobile data that skips every filterHow a prepaid travel eSIM sidesteps hotel, campus and ISP filtering completely: how it works, what it costs, when it beats tunnels - and when it solves nothing.Blocked at school or work: what still worksA school or office filter is a policy on a locked device. What survives it: browser-level DNS, portable tunnels, mobile data - and what the network still sees.
Reference
Age verification blocks: why adult sites cut countriesMore adult blocks are legal than network-based: age laws push sites to gate or exclude whole countries. Which regimes exist, and what still gets you in.Find the official app or mirror of a blocked siteReach a blocked service through its real app or official mirror - the operator's own downloads, verified stores, and the checks that beat counterfeits.Test whether a site is blocked: how OONI worksMeasure a block instead of guessing: OONI Probe tests DNS, TCP and HTTP for the layer, and OONI Explorer shows any site's global history.