|Scenario Task Description=There are numerous ways to block a website. Luckily there are also many ways to get around these blocks. For a quick primer, look at the [https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-circumvent-online-censorship How to Circumvent Online Censorship] guide by EFF or the more detailed [http://flossmanuals.net/bypassing-censorship Floss manual] on bypassing censorship, or a practical multilingual guide on how to [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/anonymity-and-circumvention remain anonymous and bypass censorship on the Internet] guide from the Security in-a-box project.

The solution lies in connecting to the desired website via an intermediary server - and hiding this action from the censor. A growing number of countries practicing Internet censorship begin to discover and block access to these intermediaries as well. In most cases, [[I want to be anonymous when browsing the web|using anonymity networks or VPNs]] should help you get around the blocks. The [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/torbrowser/windows Tor Browser] is another popular method for bypassing website censorship by using anonymity networks. If neither method works (you live in a country that blocks public circumvention methods) then you may need to ask a friend living in another country to set-up a [http://en.flossmanuals.net/bypassing-censorship/ch042_installing-web-proxies/ proxy server], set-up a [https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges.html.en#RunningABridge Tor Bridge] or a [https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-an-openvpn-server-on-ubuntu-14-04 VPN] just for you. The latter (setting up a virtual private network) is a little trickier and will require some technical competency on Linux systems.