These days, more and more schools are blocking access to social media channels for their students. In the eyes of many, they do it for a good reason, since students should not be distracted and focus on their studies. However, if you think you can decide if social media channels distract you and want to access them during school, then read this article and we’ll reveal an easy way to unblock Instagram (and other social media channels). But before we get to that, let’s understand the process of how schools block Instagram on their premises.
On the one hand, there are useful services like domywriting, and on the other hand, there are social networks that have the power to completely distract students.
How do schools do it?
It is not an exact science. Anyone with a basic knowledge of networks, routers, IP addresses can do it with just a few clicks. This is how it happens.
The school administrator accesses a router, which is used to broadcast a Wi-Fi network throughout the school. The school administrator has a list of websites and portals that the school authorities do not want their students to access. The administrator feeds this list to the router. And, when any student enters a request to access a website, it travels through said router. The router runs that request through the list of banned URLs or IP addresses and blocks your request. It’s that easy.
The result: You see a server error message or the page never loads.
Unblock Instagram through your device
If you are allowed to bring your devices at school, such as phones, tablets or laptops (for studying of course), you can unblock Instagram very quickly. Not only that, if you know what you are doing, you will be able to unblock any website or platform, like Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube, etc.
While there are several ways/methods to undo the block, possibly the easiest is to use a proxy server.
What is a proxy server?
In simple terms, a proxy server acts as an intermediary. In the world of computer networks, it acts as an intermediary between you and other websites and their servers.
Types of proxy servers
- Fully Anonymous – Mostly paid, these types of proxies are untraceable and are a great solution for safe and anonymous browsing.
- Partially anonymous: These servers leave breadcrumbs. In the form of an IP address, as proof of your existence on a network. A connected webmaster can easily track them down and blacklist them.
- Transparent: They are not secure at all. Usually, these types of proxy servers are only used to increase browsing speed.
In the past, using a proxy server was very technical and complicated. However, today, all you need to do is visit the web page of the proxy server and type the URL you want to unblock, like Instagram, and hit enter. Voila, you have unblocked Instagram. The fun part is that your school’s server will only see an active URL but not the content you are streaming.
The downside to this is that Instagram has blacklisted several proxy servers to prevent spammers from creating fake identities. Schools and offices are also getting smarter and adding proxy unblocking websites to their block list.
The dark side of free proxy servers
In fact, there aren’t many secure proxy servers that are unavailable because they charge a fee for providing their quality services. In such cases, people tend to turn to the freely available proxy servers. They may serve the purpose, but browsing through them is not very secure. Since these servers are free to use, they often attract spammers and hackers to spread malicious viruses through various advertisements or to steal valuable information from your IP addresses. You have been warned!
Use of proxy servers beyond unblocking Instagram
Unblocking Instagram at school or at the workplace is just a minor function of proxy servers. In the hands of a developer, they can be used for many purposes. For example, let’s say you want to create multiple Instagram accounts from your device. You can do it? The answer is no. Social media platforms like Instagram do not allow you to create multiple accounts from the same IP address. But you can create as many accounts as you want through a proxy server, since they provide you with several new IP addresses.
A proxy and VPN service can provide you with a secure channel to visit the websites without restrictions. They do the job perfectly! However, if your purpose is only to browse securely and not exchange sensitive data, proxies are more than enough. Also, proxies are easy to use and will work on any device. So here it is now you know how to unblock instagram at school easily.
Categories: Technology
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
