For users who need access to blocked content for legitimate reasons (e.g., research or educational videos), safer alternatives exist:

Institutions block inappropriate or unsafe content (e.g., gambling, adult content) to comply with policies or safety guidelines.

Using proxies to stream copyrighted content is illegal in many jurisdictions.

Simple web proxies do not encrypt your data, meaning your administrator can still see that you are bypassing filters, even if they cannot see the specific content [6].