How to Bypass YouTube Videos With Region Restrictions
A YouTube link that returns “not available in your country” is blocked on the way in, before the video ever starts, so waiting or reloading will not help.
Speedify is an app that encrypts your traffic like a VPN and sends it through a Speedify server, so YouTube sees the server’s location instead of yours. Speedify is not designed to unblock geo-restricted content, but connecting to a server in a country where the video is allowed may let it play. With two or more internet connections, such as Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular, Speedify also combines them so videos play without stalling.
With Speedify, your internet stays on when one connection fails.
Keep reading to see why some YouTube videos are region restricted, how to try one through a Speedify server in another country, and what to do when YouTube is blocked on your network.
Why There Are Region Restricted YouTube Videos
YouTube videos are region restricted in certain countries for two main reasons.
- Content does not comply with the laws of the country. The more restrictive the laws of a country are, the more videos YouTube’s regional filters will block in that country. The regional filters typically apply restrictions automatically. Sometimes there may be nothing wrong with the video you want to see. YouTube would rather be safe than sorry. So, its algorithms sometimes incorrectly filter videos.
- Licensing restrictions. Content creators and distributors have settings on their video. They can keep it from being shown in certain regions. A creator may be using intellectual property that it has licensed, but that license may only apply to certain regions. This is the same issue with the streaming-video giants, like Netflix, Hulu or BBC. Because of complicated licensing issues, some content is not allowed to be shown by certain distributors in certain regions.
How to Bypass a YouTube Country Block with Speedify
To try a video that says it is not available in your country:
- Open Speedify and pick a server in a country where the video is available.
- Connect, then reload the video in your browser or the YouTube app.
- If the video still says it is not available, switch to a different Speedify server in the same country.
This does not work for every video. YouTube blocks some VPN server addresses, and if every Speedify server in that country is blocked, Speedify cannot get you to the video. Streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu are a different case: with Speedify you get the library of your own region, not another country’s.
What to Do When YouTube Is Blocked on Your Network
If YouTube itself is blocked by the network you are on (a school, office or hotel Wi-Fi network), Speedify gets you past the filter:
- Get Speedify. Speedify is available on your PC, Mac, iPhone or Android smartphone
- Run Speedify. Speedify connects to a nearby server automatically.
- Open YouTube or the YouTube app. The network filter can no longer see that you are on YouTube.
Speedify uses encryption to send your traffic through a Speedify server, so the network you are on cannot see or filter which sites you visit. Speedify also combines your internet connections for faster playback, which is different from load balancing.
Speedify doesn’t take any technical expertise to set up and run. All you have to do is install the app on your device, open it and connect. Then your Internet browsing is encrypted and hidden from network filters and snoops.
Speedify vs. Other VPNs for Watching YouTube
Many people try a VPN when YouTube is blocked. The catch: most VPNs also slow down your connection, sometimes to the point where watching videos can be painful. Standard VPNs were designed when people mainly browsed the internet and checked email, before streaming video was everywhere.
Speedify works differently. Speedify encrypts your traffic like any VPN, and with two or more internet connections, such as Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular, Speedify combines them so your connection does not slow down. On a single connection, Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and can be a little slower.
Use Speedify to try region-restricted YouTube videos through a server in another country, and to get past network blocks on YouTube at school, at work or on public Wi-Fi.
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