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Get Tor bridges with nothing but an ordinary browser and docs.google.com

 For my next trick, I present to you this:

data:text/html,<script>google={visualization:{Query:{setResponse:o=>document.write(atob(o.table.rows.map(e=>e.c[0].v).join("")))}}}</script><script src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SOK9rEPrVLId1NR4KM-mgDO7tlmRk2K5nNi0tv-9gCY/gviz/tq?tqx=out:json"></script>

Now, it might not look like much, but this little snippet is enough to get you past most network filters. Just copy it into your address bar, solve the captcha, and copy the bridges into the settings of your copy of Tor Browser. All connections are made to docs.google.com, a server that is not commonly blocked, especially in settings where Google Workspace or Google Workspace for Education is used. First, it loads its code from a shared Google Sheet. Next, it sends messages to the server by submitting a Google Form. Finally, it periodically checks another sheet for a response. This works remarkably well, though it is a bit slow. If you want to try it out, just copy the following text into almost any browser's URL bar.

data:text/html,<script>google={visualization:{Query:{setResponse:o=>document.write(atob(o.table.rows.map(e=>e.c[0].v).join("")))}}}</script><script src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SOK9rEPrVLId1NR4KM-mgDO7tlmRk2K5nNi0tv-9gCY/gviz/tq?tqx=out:json"></script>