How to Unblock Bilibili Outside China

Bilibili or B site is a Chinese online video platform whose content was originally ACG (Anime, Comics and Games) themed, but has grown to be more like YouTube, featuring various types of videos, such as movies, TV series, music, dance, technology, daily life. But unlike YouTube, it stands out with a live commenting system and a 100% ad-free service. In Bilibili, you can get rich content and the most comfortable user experience. However, the platform is currently only available in mainland China, and people living outside of China will need to find a way to unlock Bilibili. This article offers several possible solutions, so read on!

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For PC users, no matter you are using Chrome or Firefox, the simplest way to unlock Bilibili is by adding an extension to your browser. Here are two well-praised unblocker extensions: Unblock Bilibili - The only official version, Unblock Youku.

Tips: These fine extensions can do more than Bilibili unblocking but accessing other mainstream Chinese websites like Tencent Video, Youku, iQiyi, CNTV, PPTV, Tudou, Sohu, LETV, Acfun and so on.

And below are the details of how to make use of these extensions:

Step 1. Visit https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ (for Firefox) or https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions (for Chrome), and search the above-mentioned two add-ons.

Step 2. Add the extension to Chrome/Firefox. When completed, go to the upper right of the browser and hit the newly-add icon to turn on the extension. Then you should be free to watch videos on Bilibili.

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Open “Computer” > “Local Disk (C:)” > “Windows” > “System32” > “drivers” > “etc” > open “hosts” in “Notepad”.

Next, scroll down to the last line and paste “183.136.233.232 interface.bilibili.com” on it and save the changes.

Then visit Bilibili and you should be able to view the content.

This is a method that needs no hosts modifying, no extensions adding. All you need to do is add this script: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/25718-解除B站区域限制/code to Tampermonkey/Violentmonkey. The user script should automatically do its thing when you visit Bilibili.  

Note: 

1. This method requires the browser to first install Tampermonkey/Violentmonkey that supports the installation of multiple scripts. 

2. The script used here is only effective for HTML5 players.