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Miscellaneous

by Mike Masnick




China Unblocks Some Websites

from the who's-the-person-behind-the-switch dept

Near the end of last year, China went through this weird phase where they started temporarily unblocking news websites they had been blocking. So, sites that had been blocked for years were suddenly unblocked (reasons were not given) and then some (but not all) were reblocked again later, only to see another few unblocked a bit after that. It's as if China has some guy who has the job of coming in every morning, looking at a checklist (maybe it's online) of news websites and checking off which ones are blocked, and which ones are open. Now, they've apparently got a bit of spring fever and have suddenly unblocked a bunch of news sites again (and, again, without explaining why).

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  1. Mar 17th, 2006 @ 9:01am

    help!

    I need to get on myspace to keep in touch with students about school work and upcoming projects. I was recently in a very bad accident and use this website from my bed since I can not go to school. Please unblock it for me.

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  2. Jun 8th, 2006 @ 4:38pm
    by Janet

    need to get on myspace to keep in touch with students about school work and upcoming projects. I was recently in a very bad accident and use this website from my bed since I can not go to school. Please unblock it for me.

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  3. Jun 21st, 2006 @ 4:35am

    plz plz plz get this site unbloked

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  4. Jun 21st, 2006 @ 4:36am

    plz plz plz get this site unbloked

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  5. Oct 4th, 2006 @ 2:33pm

    HELP!!

    by Yvette

    I work at a hospital and they have teh myspace website bockled. I need to get in their in order to get out information I posted on my profile!!!!
    Please help me unblock it.. Thanks

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  6. Nov 4th, 2006 @ 3:29pm

    pleese help

    hey i herd u could help me... i hope.. hey im josh and i need ur help.. i wanna now how to unblock habbo to keep in touch with my friends but my school blocked many websites including unblocking websites wiched helped me for a while.. please help..

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  7. Feb 1st, 2007 @ 8:01am

    MYSPACE

    by shianna

    could u please tell me how to unblock websites i dnt hve the internet at home and the only time i get on the internet is at schol but they hve blocked myspace and i really need to get on it bc i hve a lot of friends tht live out of state and i need to keep in touch with them!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

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  8. Feb 13th, 2007 @ 9:20am

    yo bizz

    HERES A FEW THAT MITE HELP!!!! NOT GUARENTEED SO ITS ON U BUH BYE!!


    hidemyass.com
    anonymizer.com
    proxymouse.com
    proxify.co.uk
    yourfreeproxy.com
    zombiein vasion.info
    surfonym.com/cgi-bin/nph-proxy
    betaproxy.com
    proxy7.com
    demonproxy.com
    superroxy.be /browse.pl
    proxify.org
    fireprox.com
    myfreeproxy.com
    websiteguru.com/mrnewguy
    proxychoice.com
    s tupidcensorship.com
    gezcem.com/nph-proxy.pl.old


    iroxi.com
    vroxi.com
    zomble.com
    mashable.com
    www.yan.seabreezed/freeme.org
    websiteredirect.com

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  9. Feb 20th, 2007 @ 7:23am

    how do I unblock myspace

    by Brittany

    How can I unblock myspace?Can you send me some websites to unblock it please.

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  10. Mar 19th, 2007 @ 2:45pm

    myspace

    by mariah

    my school blocks myspace and i need to talk to other students to get the homework for my classes. my school also blocks most of the unblocking websites. can you please and try to send me some unblocking websites.

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  11. Mar 22nd, 2007 @ 8:15am

    Myspace and other Websites

    Yes, my school has blocked many websites, but i'm mainly concerned about myspace because that's how I keep in contact wit a lot of my friends during the day about different subjects.
    Also, I can google 'websites for unblocking myspace' and different things like that, but the ones that come up, my school has blocked those. What should I do? How do i bypass that?

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  12. Mar 25th, 2007 @ 6:51am

    Can you please unblock myspace?

    Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  13. Apr 4th, 2007 @ 6:31am

    Re: yo bizz

    by kandie

    These do not work any more get new ones

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  14. Apr 5th, 2007 @ 7:57am
    by kelly

    how do u unblock myspace from the school my school has blocked everything

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  15. Apr 13th, 2007 @ 12:07pm

    how do u unblock it

    how u unblock myspace my school has block almost everything

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  16. Apr 13th, 2007 @ 2:12pm

    help!!

    hello im kristina and i need a website to unblock myspace and i would love if u can help me out and just email it so me thank you for all your help have a good day

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  17. Apr 25th, 2007 @ 6:34am

    unblock esnips

    pleeze pleeze can u unblock esnips for me cuz thats the only website i want 2 go on pleeze and thk u

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  18. May 9th, 2007 @ 7:59am

    free myspace

    by james alderiger

    you cum snithing sons of bitchs. let us look and bronws the internet you pussy eating sons of bitchs mothers.
    FUCK YOU!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  19. May 15th, 2007 @ 5:32pm
    by yayayaya

    all of those proxies are blocked.
    i cant have the word "proxie" or "myspace" in it.

    does anyone know any part fromt eh ones listed??

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  20. May 25th, 2007 @ 3:10am

    unblock myspace

    by dip

    Unblock myspace proxy CGIPROXY http://diproxy.com Unblock Myspace Now!!

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  21. May 29th, 2007 @ 9:53am

    myspace unblocking

    by hillary

    i kinda have hte same problem. i have homeowrk poasted on bulletins on myspace and in blogs. i need it unblocked. please help and unblock it!

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  22. Jun 18th, 2007 @ 7:35pm

    unblocker site

    Try http://proxy.bamozi.com to unblock myspace

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  23. Jul 17th, 2007 @ 6:23pm

    maths

    plz w0rrkk :)

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  24. Aug 10th, 2007 @ 6:08am

    myspace.

    by marc

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  25. Aug 26th, 2007 @ 11:51am

    myspace.

    by dorothy

    how do i unblock it? and do you really know how?

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  26. Sep 19th, 2007 @ 4:57am
    by bob

    help me!!
    i need to get onto bebo really bad!!!
    anyone gt any ideas??

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  27. Oct 10th, 2007 @ 2:26am

    Hello,, this might help

    Hello, I have a new proxy that wil bypass all those securities even your linksys router, I suggest you to use a proxy sites like this:

    The Real Proxy
    Total Freedom

    You can now browse the internet securely using TheRealProxy. You can unblock popular social networking sites such as MySpace, Bebo, Facebook, YouTube, Orkut, Friendster and many other sites.

    You can surf the internet anonymously or invisible. You can browse the web at school without being blocked by the school's filter or in your own house. You can browse the web at work and not be blocked by your work's filter.

    The Real Proxy
    Total Freedom

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  28. Nov 15th, 2007 @ 8:48am

    PLEASE

    I need to talk to my girlfriend

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  29. Nov 19th, 2007 @ 1:49pm

    Re: free myspace

    by ernestine

    how old are you?
    you immature little freak who has nothing else better to do than talk shit on a fucking computer.moron. you make yourself look so dumb. try being yourself maybe you'll have friends to communicate with so your not being a wierdo on line:)bye!

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  30. Nov 19th, 2007 @ 1:55pm
    by Ernestine

    thanks guys if any of these web sites work and if they don't then school computers suck real bad. i don't really need it all that bad but i'm bored as hell at school. i don't feel like doing work right now so yeah.bye

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  31. Dec 18th, 2007 @ 10:40am

    fuck you bitches

    by whiteGirl_speed802

    this jessica gilmore AKA. the WHITEGIRL fuck all you teacher you can kisss my fat white ASS you stupid bitches if i could i would slap the fuck out of you and your mommy's miss G bitch you cant speak right. fuck the rest of you dick suckin pussy eatin BITCH ass hoes.

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  32. Jan 17th, 2008 @ 10:51am

    Re: free myspace

    by tom

    fuck u to

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  33. Feb 4th, 2008 @ 11:41am

    =[[

    how can i unblocked myspace?

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  34. Feb 19th, 2008 @ 2:09pm
    by Anonymous Coward

    people at cabrillo suck they wont let you go on myspace.com

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  35. Mar 27th, 2008 @ 2:45am

    Re: help!

    you unlucky cunt's!!!!
    get my older on you init ..

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  36. Jun 17th, 2008 @ 10:51am

    bitch

    you know wat you fucken dum bitch fucken un block myspace.com

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  37. Nov 28th, 2008 @ 12:22am

    asl

    kkk

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  38. Dec 1st, 2008 @ 11:02pm

    how to unblock

    by - iMEL;)

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  39. Dec 1st, 2008 @ 11:06pm

    o.o

    by SORRY, about your face....

    can you please tell me how to unblock the following;
    www.habbo.com.au
    www.bebo.com
    :)
    thank you,
    if you do.

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  40. Apr 14th, 2009 @ 10:41am

    GAYY?!?!?!

    by Jasmin

    wow does anyone kno any other sites to unblock shit, im bored as fuck at school, and i am not aloud to use the comp at mi house si while im here i get bored and want and need to talk to my brother and mi love

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  41. Apr 14th, 2009 @ 10:52am

    GAYY?!?!?!

    by Jasmin

    wow does anyone kno any other sites to unblock shit, im bored as fuck at school, and i am not aloud to use the comp at mi house si while im here i get bored and want and need to talk to my brother and mi love

    (reply to this comment) (link to this comment)

  42. Apr 27th, 2009 @ 1:14pm

    heya

    by kayley

    hey how are you well i am very pissed of with all theses school computers being blocked on my sovcila life the opnly thing i can get on is school work lol but hopefulkly you can help me and get this redstone childprotection shit of my computer so i can get face book back and myspace and msn and bebo back plz help me and give me something to unblock this redstone tocuh thing of my computer thanks as soon as you do can you reply to my messages xxxx

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