Yeah, Facebook is still blocked in China, but there have been a few recent changes to the game. Just a few days ago, my site got majorly deranked in Google. While I was ranking #1 for the terms 'Unblock Facebook in China" and "access Facebook in China", Google decided that my site wasn't good enough for page 1. So what's the deal?
Who knows.
Point being, I've got to make updates to my blog to make sure that Google things I'm still alive.
Because apparently they think that some jackass answers from 2009 in Yahoo! Answers and Flyer Forums is more relevant that my super helpful information on the site.
Sure, it's a bit narcissistic, but what expats in China are going to devote thousands of hours to bringing an easy to understand, up to date, and helpful website to people trying to unblock Facebook in China?
Not many.
Ok, so I make commissions of the sales, that's to be expected. Even sites like ChinaSMACK or LostLaoWai make money off of advertising – it's the way the game works.
But do they comment on which VPNs are blocked? No. They are news oriented.
Do they tell you the difference between VPNs and proxies? No. It's not on their agenda.
Do they make it easy to hide your IP address from The GFW? No. I do that.
So I'll continue to complain till Google gives my back my rankings.
Otherwise, expats and potential tourists in China are going to be stuck with retarded answers from Flyertalk (they really don't know what they're talking about there), and "access Facebook " proxies (that don't work BTW) are going to rank and give you false answer to the questions you're asking.
Are there certain websites such as Facebook and Twitter that you are unable to access from your computer? Duh, you're in China. There are tons websites that are blocked But, there is a solution on how to visit blocked sites in China, and it's not by asking, "Pretty, please…". So read on..jpg)
In most cases, the URL that you are trying to access will be banned. Actually, China's been known to ban whole lists of URLs just because they woke up on the wrong side of the bed. But you can try converting them to a shorter URL which will help you bypass the settings. There are short URL services available which can help with this. Again, I haven't had much luck with this.
Blocking access to undesirable websites is common in a number of countries, but China and Saudi Arabia are two countries which have extended greater censorship over the Internet than most other countries. When talking about Saudi Arabia, most of the websites which are blocked include politics, women, religion and even health related sites. Skype is perhaps the most famous blocked site in The Middle East. In China, most of the major social networking sites, porn, anti communist/socialist propaganda and of course free Tibet/Taiwan independence sites are blocked. The most famous blocked sites in China are Facebook and YouTube.
It's kind of a funny phrase, "sites that unblock other sites", but that's just what web based proxies are – a websites you access in order to unblock another site you can't connect to. When you searched for the term"sites that unblock other sites", you were probably looking for a web based proxy – the official term. While there are other ways to change your IP address and access restricted websites, web based proxies are the type which you can access directly from your Internet browser and require no installation. If you want to look into IP changing tools that can be installed, you should read more about .png)
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VPNs with Main Domain Blocked
Setup of PandaPow is super simple. I wouldn’t say it’s “one click” setup like in their advert, but setup is limited to clicking a few buttons. There’s no unzipping of files, no moving of this or that. Just find the “OK” button and it’s pretty much automatic from there. Simplicity seems to be part of their niche, and their site is easy to navigate, and doesn’t confuse you with bits about 128 bit encryption SSTP vs OpenVPN and all that other internet stuff no one understands anyway.
VPN for YouTube in China
Proxies
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2. They're fast. One of the most important requirements of a service is quality, and in this case quality = speed. Though with a proxy you won't be able to watch Hulu and Netflix (only VPNs do that), you will be able to stream video off of a lot of other sites including YouTube and Vimeo. Normal web browsing is a given, and you probably won't notice any difference in speed. If you're in a country like China that censors the Internet, you might even notice an increase in speed. This happens because some countries put a cap on bandwidth allowed to certain sites that are not yet officially banned. Changing your IP address with a proxy service like Securitales removes this bandwidth cap..png)
is a reality and one can loose access through reasons like; government policies on censorship of information. Some governments may believe that Facebook is being used to propagate hate, incite people to violence or is being used to send anti government messages calling for protests. It may decide to block the social network. The government can also start screening people’s messages to know the status of messages sent and to get information about peoples private natured indulgencies.
If you can't get to Facebook, it's because traffic from your IP is blocked from Facebook's IP by a firewall. You can "jump" this firewall by accessing the proxy, and letting the proxy access Facebook for you. Tricky, right? It's easy for you. You just type the FB URL into the secure browser. .png)
