Censorship laws in China make it difficult for people living in the country to access some of the most browsed websites in the world like Facebook and YouTube. The government of China, formed by the Communist Party of China has a strict mandate on the internet usage of the residents of the country.
Their internet censoring techniques and apparatus are considered to be unparalleled anywhere in the world, with the government blocking content on some websites, blocking whole websites and monitoring the internet usage of the residents as well. In a country like this, people find unblocking websites rather difficult. Those who are knowledgeable in the art find a way around things, but people who are not so learned in the art find it a bother. In this article, we discuss the different methods that can be used to unblock everything on the internet.
The main task behind the method to unblock YouTube in China is to mask your IP address or use a proxy server to conceal your identity. The three notable methods to answer the question of how to watch YouTube videos in China are:
Use a VPN
VPNs are Virtual Private Networks that allow users to mask their IP address and geographical location and make it appear so that they are accessing the internet from any other location in the world. The VPN service providers encrypt the user’s identity and either connect him to an offshore server automatically or allow him to choose a server of his choice from his preferred location. You can use VPNs to unblock YouTube in China by:
- Download and install VPN
- Our personally recommend is HideMyAss Pro.
- Open VPN file
- Choose a server or location from the VPN window
- Your location now appears to be the same as you choose from the VPN window. All that is left to do is open your browser and unblock YouTube in China.
Use a Proxy
A proxy server can be considered as a mediator between your system and the website you want to connect to. Typically, a direct connection is established between the two parties. When you use a proxy server, your identity is masked from the website or web page you are exchanging packets from. This is a simple method to watch YouTube videos in China as the internet server does not know the location of the user due to his using a proxy server. Here’s how to go about it:
- Open any proxy server website (there are loads of them)
- Type the address of the website you want to unblock
- The proxy server will unblock the website and redirect you to it.
There are many proxy websites on the internet. The free ones usually come with an overhead of low speed as they handle a lot of traffic. You can pay some nominal amount to get paid proxy services which are markedly faster.
Use Unlocator
Unlocator is similar to proxy servers and VPNs in that it masks the user’s geographic location. It basically helps the user mask his or her location by making them use the DNS server of Unlocator on the user’s system, which helps the user cross geographical restrictions. It does not install any software on your system. All you need is a device that can connect to the internet. It will mask your location for systems that track you using your IP address. Follow these steps:
- Sign up with a free account or subscribe to a paid account.
- Connect to internet network using Unlocator.
- Watch the websites that it unblocks without any further trouble (it unblocks over 211 websites).
All these methods are easy to use and offer self-explanatory steps in their guides to go about unblocking websites.
