Want to watch a YouTube video that has country restrictions in place? Alternatively, want to watch a YouTube video that is marked with a copyright block? YouTube often times places restrictions on their video content, which is appropriate in some cases; but other times, it may be unneeded. In today’s post, we will review how you can bypass some YouTube restrictions.
There are a few ways to do this, and many websites recommend simply using a proxy server to queue a different location in order to bypass country restricted YouTube content. For example, if a YouTube video is restricted in India, you could simply use a proxy to set your IP address to a different country. However, if you have ever used a proxy, you may have experienced that many proxies are a bit slow, making them non-ideal for viewing video content. Alternatively, here’s a fast proxy service.
A better and simpler way to bypass some restricted YouTube content is to use a web browser add-on.
Start by jumping to the plugin page and installing the plugin just as you would any other browser extension. You may need to restart your browser upon successful install.
This plugin works automatically, so there is little to no configuration needed. Now, when you try to view a restricted YouTube video, you will be presented with the following prompt:
The plugin automatically initializes when you visit a restricted video and attempts to bypass/unblock the video.
Upon doing some testing with this plugin, I found that it is not perfect, but it does work for many videos, depending what you are trying to unblock. For example, as far as country restricted videos, the plugin does work as advertised and does a nice job. As noted by the plugin’s description, it uses the following method to loophole the country restrictions, which is a better option than a direct proxy:
However, when browsing some restricted content, the plugin was unable to retrieve the video. For example, some YouTube videos that have been completely removed and that are no longer available could not be retrieved with this plugin.
As far as copyright “temporarily blocked” content and country restricted content, this plugin seems to work fairly okay.
Thank you for stopping by the site for today’s post which offers a method for viewing blocked YouTube content the easy way. If any of our site visitors have any tips regarding other methods for getting around YouTube video restrictions, feel free to leave a comment.
