How to unblock Flickr in the UAE, Iran, Saudi Arabia, China

[rec]

It's blocked by many national filters, and anyone attempting to view it will get a message similar to this:



However, there's actually a very easy fix; simply install Firefox add-on 4286, titled Access Flickr!

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4286

Once installed and your browser restarted, just visit flickr.com like normal, and you'll get straight through.

[Milenko]

Useful.

If only any of us lived there :p

[Aegis]

rec is trying to cash in on the google searches for people trying to figure out how to do this methinks

[grandinferno]

*watches Jamie getting executed by firing squad

[Harbinger]

Tor: anonymity online

[morge]

I wouldn't discount our goverment blocking flickr because it might have porn on it if they manage to ever get their web filter through.

[Harbinger]

they'll be too busy filtering sites that tell you how to get around the filter.

[rec]

I'd use Tor if the website wasn't blocked here.

I've had heaps of people say "why not just use a proxy like vtunnel man" and similar responses... perhaps you don't get it. It's all f*cking blocked.

There are very few easily accessible avenues to take to get around it.

[Joshuayu101]

google cache lol

[Harbinger]

get OD to set up you up a GU proxy

[rec]

In the week I've been in the UAE, they've moved from blocking various aspects of Skype services (such as being able to received calls via Skype's "Online Number" system), to blocking Skype in its entirety.

That is crazy-stupid. And extremely inconvenient for me.