Why are certain websites restricted?
Why are certain websites restricted? Internet service providers (ISPs) typically block websites for legitimate reasons — URLs known to contain or traffic illegal or pirated content are often blocked by most ISPs.
What causes a website to be blocked?
Other reasons for your ISP blocking specific websites would be their very content. If it doesn’t fall within legal regulations, the ISP might block it without prior notice. For instance, your ISP might block copyright-infringement websites, but also ones that promote or condone piracy.
What does it mean when a website is prohibited?
When you see a 403 Forbidden error, it means that you do not have permission to view the requested file or resource. Most of the time, it is due to misconfigured permissions, but it can also be intentional. When you see this error, the website is saying, “Leave and don’t come back.”
Why do some websites not work with VPN?
Port blocking
Some networks may try to block VPN connections by blocking common connection ports used by VPN protocols. For example, OpenVPN uses either TCP Port 1194 or 443 by default and blocking these ports will prevent a VPN from connecting to a server.
