To those who are used to connecting to the internet either for work or for leisure, preventing them from accessing the internet is like an apocalypse.
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Enter Virtual Personal Network (VPN).
VPNs enable internet users to access website or web services that have been either blocked by Internet Service Providers (ISP) or the government without much hassle. With the ongoing ban of Twitter in Nigeria, an important use case for users who will have to install a VPN before they can access banned websites has been instituted.
Aside from allowing internet users to walk around internet service blockade by government censorship, apps that normally do not allow African or Nigerian IPs to operate due to strict policies can be bypassed with VPNs.
A few ways to access Twitter again are highlighted below:
Samsung Max VPN
If you use a Samsung phone, search for ‘Samsung Max’ and download it directly on your smartphone. There is a free version of the app and there is a paid version with additional features such as being able to complete the domicile location of your Internet Provider (IP) address.
Samsung Max is dedicated encryption, privacy and VPN value-added service designed specifically for Samsung users only. However, only users with Samsung phones operating on Android 5.0 and above are able to install and use the Samsung Max VPN service on their phone.
Windscribe VPN & Turbo VPN
Windscribe VPN and Turbo VPN are two of the commonly used and readily available VPN services that can bypass the Twitter service blockage.
The paid option of these apps are void of Ads and they come with additional privacy protection of data. However, the free options of the two apps are equally accessible from the Playstore and the Apple Appstore download for users to enjoy.
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Meanwhile, most VPN apps have been blocked from the Playstore catalogue in Nigeria following the ban. One way to still access these VPN apps is by installing their raw APK files from either their websites or from other aggregating websites.
Proton VPN
Proton VPN is also one of the simple and free VPN services to use for accessing blocked websites. It has a paid version that allows users to select virtual IPs from a more diverse pool of nations in the world.
To download Proton VPN directly without having to look for a way to skirt around Playstore’s censure, you may use the link here.
Proxy Network
Proxy network works in a way almost similar to how other VPN service providers work as it assumes and wears the mask of the IP address of an independent service provider but without having to install a 3rd party VPN app.
Simply go to your Twitter settings and then select ‘privacy’. Click on the proxy, tick the ‘enable HTTP proxy’ box, then insert the following proxy host and proxy port.
Proxy Host: 159.65.14.136Proxy Port: 8080
You should be able to evade a Twitter network blockade directly from your app with any of the above tweaks.
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