Bypass Censorship

Find access to blocked websites of Bypass Censorship Partners. This extension suggests available mirrors for partner websites that may be censored.
What is Bypass Censorship?
Bypass Censorship is a Firefox add-on that connects people to effective tools and mirrors to access blocked websites globally. It addresses the issue of censorship and provides recommendations in multiple languages.

Add-on stats

Users: 315 ▼ -3
Rating: 2.67 (6)
Version: 2.1.0 (Last updated: 2023-01-22)
Creation date: 2019-02-27
Weekly download count: 14
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • clipboardWrite
  • tabs
  • alarms
  • *://raw.githubusercontent.com/*
  • *://wxyz.page/*
Size: 609.97K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Bypass Censorship (v2.2.0)
2.33 (3) 1,000
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Add-on summary

Find access to blocked websites of Bypass Censorship Partners. This extension suggests available mirrors for partner websites that may be censored.

Bypass Censorship is a project to address the issue of censorship affecting audiences globally by connecting people to effective tools that make it possible for them to access the Internet and the vital information they need. Websites of international news agencies are often blocked in many countries. In order to connect people to these sites, Bypass Censorship features and recommends tools in the following languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi, Chinese, and Russian.

Learn more at https://www.bypasscensorship.org

This extension is a fork of the RSF Censorship Detector provided by Reporters Without Borders as part of their Collateral Freedom initiative, but with a list of mirrors and censored sites curated by Bypass Censorship (https://www.bypasscensorship.org).

For support, usage instructions, to contribute to the project, or to make your own version visit https://github.com/OpenTechFund/bypass-censorship-extension

User reviews

No funciona en nada.
by Mikalo, 2024-04-15

Doesn't work. Absolutely. Or I don't understand how to use the extension. Is there at least one website that could be accessed via this extension?
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Bypass Censorship requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Bypass Censorship has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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