Introduction
WHY SCHOOLS BLOCK INTERNET SITES AND GAMES Why Do Schools Block Websites and Games?
School is justifiable in giving an environment that they are supposed to provide to their children. It is their responsibility to ensure their children are taking their studies seriously, both at school time and when making use of school-based facilities.
The dawn of the discovery of the internet and other digital tools has exposed learners to easier distractions by social media and other games they find, which do not go into categorizing as learning.
Some of the reasons why websites and games like Friday Night Finking’ get blocked by schools include;
Blocks distractions during school hours
Keeps the school network free from security threats that would be brought in the process of trying to get malware or illegal downloads.
Helps maintain a good learning atmosphere since kids apply the internet to learn something instead of playing around.
Now, I’m some sort of rhythm game addict or at least, I can say so myself, because I was complaining over how much of a pain that was when I found my favorite game is blocked on the school network for what seems to be no valid reason.
But in the meantime, I didn’t really think it was fair then, but now I do understand and learned such restrictions are put in place to get it back on track.
And, anyway, FNF can be accessed safely and responsibly with proper timing, such as a lunch break or periods after school.
General Types of Internet Filters
There are many types of internet filters used in most schools. These filter out specific web sites and other content. Of the most common filters that are encountered, some include:
DNS Filtering : This is the method that prevents you from using a given site by its domain name. Any domain name, as entered, will be cross-checked with a list of blocked sites by the DNS filter, and in case the website resembles one in the list that is to be blocked, then the site cannot access it.
URL Filtering : Just like DNS filtering, URLs also block specific particular addresses of websites. It can even block website subdomains or pages; that is to say, only its main website can be open while some of the pages, for example, game pages, will be blocked.
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1.Keyword Blocking:
Schools block those websites that contain particular keywords that are, for example, not appropriate or not academic. If the URL or the content of the website contains the terms “game,” “music,” or “chat,” that type of website is also automatically blocked.
IP Address Blocking: Schools can block certain specific IP addresses hosting the games or content forbidden.
How Friday Night Finking’ Games Get Blocked
Because FNF is an internet game, which exists on lots of sites, it usually falls into the list of games that will be blocked sooner or later.
Here are some domains of the game in question and those sites that host and sell the game, such as itch.io and Bedgrounds where FNF sits.
Blocking defines that there is no chance of playing at any time during school hours, but there are some techniques to avoid the block.
2. No School Internet Network Blocking Friday Night Finking’
Step 1: Use a VPN
Since the easiest technique of trying to bypass the internet block makes use of a Virtual Private Network, commonly shortened to VPN, I easily managed to bypass the internet block quite conveniently by using the integrated VPN.
This VPN simply routs your internet traffic through the encrypted server; in fact, it masks your IP address and encrypts your connection. It granted access to some of the blocked websites including those gaming sites that host FNF.
However, not all VPNs are of the same kind and some institutions of education own the hardware that can block the VPN. Besides, a VPN slows down your internet, which will surely influence the speed of gameplay.
The most popular VPN companies due to fault tolerance and the forceful strength of the security feature are NordVPN, ExpressVPN and Cybergoth.
Download or install a good VPN application on your device, laptop phone, or tablet
Connect to a server outside of your school network
Open the website hosting the game, Friday Night Finking’, and enjoy playing
Note: Careful, since some schools track VPN use, thus for the most part, VPN use is a policy violation in school. So do it very carefully.
Proxy Servers Method
It will connect your device to the internet by using an intermediary proxy server. Actually, here what happens at the time of connection is that it hides your IP address from the proxy server, meaning by default you bypass any network filter to access a site which would have otherwise remained restricted. So, there are many free proxies and paid proxies available online.
Free proxies have their own downsides-they may be slow, or just unreliable. They will not encrypt your traffic, as a VPN does; so they can’t hide the use of browsers for you from network admins.
How to use a proxy:
Choose a free proxy server on the web-like Hide.me or ProxySite .
Enter there an address field which is blocked by FNF.
The proxy will get it for you-it will ignore all the restrictions that your school has implemented.
Method 3: Browser Extensions
Some of the browser extensions are available with the filter bypassing capability. For example, there is Hola VPN or Browsec, and both could be installed as either Chrome or Firefox to unleash such content.
How to use a browser extension:
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All you need to do is download the extension, install it and enable it. Once you enable this, this ties your traffic to their network; so, you can access all sites blocked, including FNF.
On the downside, that is rather easy, though schools generally block these browser extensions most of the time. Also, some extensions may be malware. Download only those extensions that are reviewed positively.
Method 4: Mobile Hotspots and Tethering
Given the above methods wouldn’t work because your school enforces really harsh internet blocking, then you literally use the hotspot that comes with your mobile phone to make a hotspot from your phone completely bypassing the school network to get to FNF directly.
How To Use Mobile Hotspot:
1-Turn on your smartphone’s hotspot, which has a decent enough data plan.
Connect your computer or smartphone or any other device you want to your cell phone’s hotspot .
Now open the browser and play it just like you would.
Remember though, gaming consumes a pretty huge portion of mobile data. Do keep track of it not so that it starts munching away because other charges will start piling in .
Method 5: Unblocked Games Sites
Most web pages carry games, which school filters do not block. The most popular games are, of course, such as Friday Night Finking’, to name one. Web pages included in the list are Unblocked Games 77, Unblocked Games 66, and Mills Eagles.
How to use an unblocked games website:
Google: Type in Unblocked Friday Night Finking‘.
pick a good web page so the game is not blocked.
Can be played right from the website, most times with minimal or no need to download anything.
Convenient but be warned of ads or popups-most game websites are covered in them.
3. Dangers and Consequences of Website Unblocking in School
While it could prove tempting to unblock Friday Night Finking’, one needs to know the dangers and consequences that lurk.
Privacy Dangers
In fact, user practices and configurations in using VPNs, proxies, or browser extensions can thoroughly ruin your privacy.
Free services, most of the time, imply spying on your browsing behavior or injecting advertising into your browsing experience. Therefore you always have to make use of the most highly rated services and never share your personal information with them.
Disciplinary Action Possible
Mostly, schools have strict rules concerning the use of the internet. So one time you are caught bypassing your network filters, you are in for a punishment; it may range from a warning to loss of privileges in using the internet or even suspension.
In my case, at school, I was caught browsing a gaming site through a proxy server. Of course, the punishment did not even involve extreme measures like expulsion and disciplinary action against me, as far as that problem was concerned; only a good talking-to by the IT staff would suffice to reflect upon when and where one should play games.
Security Concerns of a Network
You violate incidences of breach of security in your school network by accessing barred materials. Access to prohibited contents download malware or harmful files hence compromising the integrity of the network. They take this very seriously; breach of their security protocols might have very serious repercussions.
4. Safety without Network Filters
If you have just decided you want to change your mind and unblock Friday Night Finking, relax because there’s always a safe way to get online. So, what you should do is the following:
Go for Reliable VPN
Well, well, well, you are asking me to solve the anonymous browser problem. Good, but for two major reasons not too good. Paying VPN Services like ExpressVPN and NordVPN have strong encryption, and they do not log anything – no information about your internet usage is stored.
A free VPN will sell your information or fill your browser with very annoying ads ruining the whole experience of browsing.
Safe Usage of Proxy Servers
If you must use a proxy server, make sure this one is reputable and transparent in service. Most proxies allow support for HTTPS encryption so ensure that your connection is encrypted as well.
Do not visit Malware/Phishing websites
Some of the barred games websites are phishing sites that will fish for your information. Make sure to be certain the URL is proper and do not download from unknown sources.
5. Personal Experience:
Try Playing FNF during School Hours Do you remember how I first tried playing FNF during school? I was sitting in school, but probably not much time till lunch, so it wasn’t like I was having trouble with some kind of key homework or anything.
Then I thought a few sessions could do no harm; but once I typed the URL in, the search bar began popping up this recurring “Blocked by School Network” page.
I spent the last days of my life studying how to bypass this stupid filter. Then finally landed with a proxy server. Of course, at that moment I thought it to be one of the smallest victories of life.
I had no idea how short-lived victory was going to be. One week passed and the IT staff in school caught up with it too, blocking access to the proxy site as well. Beating the system had become a cat-and-mouse game-a game for which I lost interest in playing anymore.
Of course, I don’t regret trying to find a way around it, but sometimes there is a time and a place for “gaming.” I stopped trying to get online in class and started playing FNF at home or during intermission on my mobile hotspot instead. It was far less convenient, but far less nerve-wracking.
Never try to bypass the filtering your school is implementing to their network. For if you get caught, it would best that you kept yourself calm and honest. Here are a few steps on handling the situation:
Handling Confrontations with School IT Staff
Then, after someone from the teaching staff or IT department walks in and asks you if you’re trying to circumvent the filters or whatever, don’t spin that or try to make excuses; just tell them you were just playing a game and now see where that one did and doesn’t end.
An honest explanation in this scenario might require a sentence which is a little less harsh than one would have received if someone had tried to cover up what was actually going on.
Honest Explanation
More than often, the mere repetition of your defense would give you enough leeway to get you off the hook. So when this was done over lunch or after class, you would remind him of the fact that you had not been causing a disruption in your schoolwork.
This will not necessarily change his mind but it does prove to him that you never intended to do so as a disruption to the classroom environment.
How to Keep Out of Trouble
Now that you get stuck, don’t try the same thing and play another round of FNF not trying to bypass your filter in network.
I also have a back up option: downloadable version offline when you wish to play the game minus getting online; I will elaborate further on below.
6 Alternatives in Bypassing: Offline FNF Friday Night Finking’
Download the game for playing off-line, which obviously is one of the reasons you are waiting for when schools networks filters suffocate you. This download free and can be found in numerous websites. In addition to that, there have mods of fans adding something new to songs, characters, and challenges.
How to download FNF for playing off-line
Step 1. Visit Itch.io page for Friday Night Finking’.
Download game free for PC/laptop or mobile.
You can play it without using any network because it does not use any networks once it’s installed and does not restrict in any way. Safe Mods and Fan-Made Versions
The FNF community indeed has such skillful developers who had created mods that upgraded the game. New songs and new characters from head to toe could bring so much fun into the game; download mods from trusted sources to avoid malware of malicious kind.
7. Is It Morally Correct to Play Games at School?
Ask yourself this before you rush to do great things to unblock FNF at school: Is this the right time and place?
While games can be fun, the child must not forget that school is a place of learning; hence, it could be a distraction from learning and a nuisance to those around you when games are unblocked during class hours. So, play within limits: balance entertainment with responsibility.
As a reason behind understanding why the Internet-blocking in schools is needed,
Lock down the school networks. Sense, right? IT people take precious time and resources to make the network safe and secure, optimized for all that goodness schooling needs, and people can look around at these controls as not being necessary, but they are there to protect students just like they’ll protect infrastructure both.
Finding the Right Time and Place for Fun
And nothing wrong at all in letting out some steam by playing a few minutes of Friday Night Funkin’ in break hours. Be it playtime, lunch or after school where studies are not hindered or a learning environment is disturbed.
8 Conclusion: Responsible entertainment of Friday Night Finking
Friday Night Flunking’s cool and is worth praise even for all this censorship that has been mandated under the school district regulations. All that excitement just to unblock it and play within school hours have their dangers in privacy issues to the possibility of disciplinary actions.
But better still, challenge yourselves to find responsible ways to play FNF and not to refuse education or something so bad to yourselves. There are thousands of ways to have fun gaming-be it through a mobile hotspot for uninterrupted play, through downloading so that you can play later when going offline, or through just waiting till after school for the chance to play-thousands of ways at least to avoid negative consequences.