In November I blogged about Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta New Jersey and their forcing of students to stop using sites like MySpace, Xanga, and Facebook. Over the past few months I have seen a number of comment come in regarding…well…not threats from schools, but blocking of such sites by educational institutions. Now, its important to note that the blocking of these social sites seem to be localized to Elementary and High Schools, not higher education institutions.
Blocking social sites like this has been met with heavy opposition by those users that are directly affected by such blocks. Lets face it. The web is extremely social and is growing more so as time progresses. My friend, Zach mentions (via our mutual friend Casey):
There are 3,975 registered [Facebook] users at Plymouth State University. Like the other schools on [Facebook], over 60% of them log in every 24 hours.
This type of following is not localized to just universities. The hordes of students frequenting these sites is truly amazing. To get an idea about how much High School students seem to be attached to social sites such as this, I’ll bring up the following article I found at WOAI via Wikipedia.
All but 400 of the 3,000 students at San Antonio Warren High School either didn’t show up or walked out of class today due to threats against the school posted on a popular teen web site, 1200 WOAI news reported today.
“About mid morning today we were able to confirm that the web site ‘MySpace-dot-com’ allowed several students to post threatening messages on it’s web site, messages threatening Warren High School,” Pascual Gonzales of the Northside School District said. “This message said two boys were planning to show up at school with guns.”
That example is not only a testament to the numbers of users, but both the benefits and the the drawbacks of such software. MySpace and similar sites help fuel the passing of information and breaks down social barriers…which is a great thing! But what the schools and many parents are seeing is that many people feel secure in the sites’ use and tend to post fairly revealing bits of information (e.g. provocative photos, under-aged drinking, etc). Schools attempt to stop this kind of behavior by forcefully blocking the sites. Wrong move, it teaches the students nothing. It causes them to continue to participate in posting risque information, blissfully ignorant of the damage it can cause to their reputation and/or the danger it poses to them due to stalkers. To subvert the blocks schools create, students are resorting to the use of Proxies.
These proxies allow users to browse sites under the guise of other sites’ addresses. Since the onset of schools blocking sites, there have been an eruption on proxy sites; free, signup required, ad fueled, etc. If you are curious what is being used by students, here are some that a few have posted here at Borkweb:
There are a crap ton more out there…simply search for myspace proxy or facebook proxy.
If you are student reading this (or anyone else for that matter), be careful what you post. Whatever goes on sites like that, its not closed to the outside world…It’s extremely public information. If you aren’t a student, well, its important to know that attempting to force students in a direction by brute force, it’ll cause them to long for it even more. Instead…educate, don’t dictate.
Another odd thing that seems to be heavily searched is hacking facebook and hacking myspace. A spin off from the heavy usage of such software and the goals of mischievous to deface/defame others’ profile. This I just don’t get.
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152 responses to “Subverting MySpace and Facebook Blocks With Proxies”
@ Nicole, I posted about this earlier, but you can use a site like ProxyMy.com to by pass school firewalls and view myspace at school, college, work, your bathroom, wherever :)
kayso i found a proxy to get past the blocks. BUT when its almost done installing it says, ” Setup has detected that you do not have the appropriate Administrator privileges to run this system. It is highly recommended that you do not continue with the instillation of this program, or it may cause system problems. Would you still like to continue?”
Im scared my harddrive will crash if i push yes.
Anyone got a better idea/cite?
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hey hey yall try proxyvan.com it worked for me.
i love this website
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oh, okay thanks.
Hahaha, even if you get a hold of a proxy that actually works, you still cannot subvert the myspace blocks. I will not let you log on even if you are smart enough to get to the login screen. Just face it, your not going to get past the myspace blocks. Thats probably the most protected site on the web [at school].
Why don’t you get a life; arm yourself with knowledge. Knowing how to make a myspace layout is not going to help you when an A-BOMB is hurling towards you during World War III.
I’m assuming all of you are in high school? [correct me if i’m wrong] So surely xanga, myspace, or livejournal does not matter as much to you as getting out of this control center.
We have # ID’s at school and guess who else does… Prisoners.
Hahahaha I didnt mean to turn this into lecture 101. I was just telling you myspace WONT work.
I need a myspace proxy that dosent require downloading something because NONE OF THOSE SITES WORK and neither does hi5.com or unblockmyspace.com … but i cvant download anything because at mi school they check every week to see if uve downloaded anything!!!…stupis homos!!!!
LOL! Perhaps you should pay a little more attention to English class and a little less time worrying about who’s commenting your pictures for your self-esteem.
Uhm, I’ve been trying to find a site that doesnt require downloading for about 20 minutes every day for about a month and a half.
No luck, Sorry =[
do you really need myspace to learn in school?, is it an academic requirement?, come on you go to school to learn, after school then should you live your life in myspace, based on the grammar/spelling im seeing on the comments, I see that all of you really need to focus on studies instead
get on myspace
anibodi has a new proxy that is not blocked
try schoolsurf.org or dirtyproxy.com those are 2 that work at my school and i think sunerw700i.net should work.
blockin myspace is so stupid
please tell me how i can get on myspace from school it seems like they block all of the proxys
i rele needa get onto myspace at school … im at an after school thingy waitin for mii friend to get outta a test thing and im madd boredd.. yoo forreal mii skool is madd whackk so if anyone wanna help me out u noe jus leave a website i can go to ta get on mii myspacee
thankss boo
muahss lovee
Omg! i have resolutions to your guyses questions… some schools might have to big of a fire wall or something simular but if you go to google… the only type in myspace.com, you should see a bunch of thingies….look at the first link and under all the stuff that says mail.. bla bla…. there should be something that says cached.. click it … thats one ^_~
another would to go to google and type in the web slot “how to get to myspace from school” look at those links and if it wont let you than click the cached button and it should let you…..
another would be to go to http://www.schoolboredom.com….. its a good site…
if anyone knows any other things besides this then plz tell me….. my schoool locks all back doors to myspace
,font size=40> GRR!
well im sorry if you really could not read the top one ^^ i need to get to myspace badly
GRRRRRRRRR
i am so SICK OF NOT BEING ABLE TO GET ON MYSPACE! i growl at this situation. growl.
My fuckin principal is so damn stupid
This is sooo STUPID.i have no clue why we cant use myspace at school.The only girls that are getting kidnapped and raped are the stupid ones who let it happen.Its not fair to be punished for stupid sluts who lead these creeps on and the ones who give out their personal info.
need new proxies for myspace school blocked them all
i think its stupid that they block myspace if u want to get on try http://www.webunlocker.com (u can get on aim from this one too) https://www.proxyfy.com http://www.atomicproxy.com those r the ones that work at my school they might be blocked at urs already tho
My only computer, which was a slow and old lap top just recently broke down. I no longer have internet acess and the only time i have to check my myspace is at school. Lucky me, myspace just got blocked from our school computers. There are proxies that can be used to get around blocked myspace but I relly don’t want to risk my highschool carrer. Shouldn’t there atleast be acess to the sites you want to go to, but still some sort of blockage from sites like these during class?
Its so easy to get on myspace during school :)
Buy a Sidekick 3 LMAO
:) btw your not looking for proxies the school systems have a program that blockes them your looking for Gateways.
these sites arnt blocked at my school to get on my space but once the teacher finds out she fucking blocks it atunnel.com mm.. beebow.net mmmmmmmmmmmmm……….. BEST COMMENT goto proxy.org theres thousands of websites to go on to get pass bess that bitch or get to myspace
hey fuck you laurn u fucking loser get some friends grab ajoint and get a life u fatass loser
hey fuck you laurn comment number 7 u fucking loser get some friends grab ajoint and get a life u fatass loser
ProxyVan.com still works for me, just go to ProxyVan.com
ARGH
we had loads of proxy sites to get on myspace
and after the holidays we came back and they were all blocked
:[
http://www.myspace.com/amy_inwonderland
add me
:D
http://www.sureproxy.com
used to work
so try it if u want
so did
http://www.moresecurebrowse.com
xx-
You people who are overly obsessed with myspace, are literally stupid. If you spend as much time as you do on MySpace leaving comments, reading and commenting others on Myspace, and doing that in school, you’d be guinesses. But I suspose not, your all too busy what stupid ass left you what, and or who you gonna go meet today on the net and possibly get raped. All some scumbag needs is where you live, your phone number or possibly your IP address and your basically screwed. It’s funny how pathetic you all are over it. You all act like your gonna die without it.
oppressed & inprisonated Says:
October 3rd, 2006 at 9:03 am
Hahaha, even if you get a hold of a proxy that actually works, you still cannot subvert the myspace blocks. I will not let you log on even if you are smart enough to get to the login screen. Just face it, your not going to get past the myspace blocks. Thats probably the most protected site on the web [at school].
Why don’t you get a life; arm yourself with knowledge. Knowing how to make a myspace layout is not going to help you when an A-BOMB is hurling towards you during World War III.
I’m assuming all of you are in high school? [correct me if i’m wrong] So surely xanga, myspace, or livejournal does not matter as much to you as getting out of this control center.
We have # ID’s at school and guess who else does… Prisoners.
Hahahaha I didnt mean to turn this into lecture 101. I was just telling you myspace WONT work.
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Hey everyone. I’d just like to say that most proxies prevent you from logging onto myspace, but I’ve found one that really works. Everyone in my school uses it and the administration hasn’t wized up yet, so we log on daily. Its located at
http://vtunnel.com
It really works. I’m logged in now, and doing fine.
oh ya and you don’t need to download this one :)
omgah i want myspace!!
this is so gay, theres no myspace in school, wtf
does anyone know any good proxies?
myspace.com/suppgabby :}
http://www.wallpass.net works for me.
please please anyone holding info on how to
unblock or hack into myspace from an extramealy tight
school let me know how at the following email [email protected]
Also working for myspace from school
http://www.vipsurfer.com
Enjoy while it is working…
i would like to know how sophisticated facebook ip logs are. if one goes through a proxy server, will it log just the proxy ip or will it get the originating ip as well?
i THink everyone are bunch of fools i sit at school and look for a proxy so i can not waste time but yet do something either then work at the moment so its not wasting time its just not being on task
and for all the people that make fun of myspace kids i thnk you guys should all suck dicks you guys prob have myspace and who are you to say there “junkies” your just a dipshit with a computer…. I USE REMOTE ACCESS . Maybe i should let everyone no about that.. nownow we wouldnt have to use proxys. and FOr schools that want to know what were doing they can suck it to . its are business not someone elses thats fa sure SO ALL YOU WHITE PEOPLE . lol funny how i can tell what color you are just by the way you write thats all you guys care about is are myspace buisness . lol funny funny funny now im going to get comments back talking shit but ill never check this again cause i dont waste my time……………………………….. ASSHOLES
hate school.
hate people at school.
and now they go an block myspace.
dicks.
x
AHH! HELP ME PLEASE TO GET A PROXY!! I\’VE BEEN TRYING EVERYTHING!! WELL JUST TA LETT YALL KNOW http://WWW.NINJAIP.COM WORKS FOR SO TRY AND ENJOY IT BEFORE ITS BLOCKED!! AND DAMMIT!I HAVNT CHECKED MY MYSPACE FOR WEEKS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHH!!
great work
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Is there any other sites that will let me accept invitations on bebo
hey thanks
School fuckin blows give us myspace aleast damnn
my school is soooooooooooooo gay when it comes to computers they block everything they expect us us to work alllllllllll day and not do anything during study hall whats with that???????????????????????????? when r teachersr gone we get free time on our computers and there nothing to do so if any one nos a website hit me up at [email protected]
oh yeah im not a queer im single and ready to mingle
well im out silly billy biznitch oh yeah i go to western junior high and im an 8th grader