Why BlockIs your network blocking a website?
If a site won’t load in any browser, even with every extension off, the block is probably outside the browser: your router, your internet provider, security software, a VPN, or a workplace or school filter.
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Signs it’s the network
- The same site fails in every browser and app on the device.
- It works on mobile data, or on another Wi-Fi network.
- You see a block page from your provider, router, antivirus or employer instead of the site.
- “Your connection is not private” or certificate errors on many sites: often security software or a workplace proxy inspecting secure connections.
Narrow it down
- Try the site on mobile data. If it works there, the block is on your usual network.
- Try another device on the same network. If it fails there too, it’s the router, the provider, or a network filter.
- If only one device fails, check that device: its DNS settings, antivirus “web protection”, a VPN, or a parental-controls app.
- Check the browser’s own Secure DNS setting. Some providers offer “family” versions that block adult or risky sites.
What you can do
- Your own router or DNS filter: allow the domain there. See the guides for Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, NextDNS, Control D and AdGuard DNS.
- Antivirus or security software: look for its web protection or blocked-sites history and add an exception, if you trust the site.
- Internet provider filters: many providers offer optional filters you can switch off in your account.
- Work or school networks: ask the IT team. Their filters are there on purpose, so don’t try to get around them.