Google Translate Proxy: Can It Still Open Blocked Websites? (2026)
Can you use a Google Translate proxy to open a website that is blocked on your network? Back in 2006 this trick let me read my own blog on a university computer that blocked all of blogspot.com. Here is the original story, how the trick works with today’s Google Translate, its limits, and better options.
Quick answer: Google Translate fetches a web page on its own servers and shows it to you from a Google address, so it can sometimes open a page that a simple network filter blocks. It works only for basic pages: logins, videos and script-heavy sites often break, and many schools and offices block it too. It does not make you anonymous. For reliable access on your own devices, a trusted VPN is the better choice.
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How a Google Translate proxy got me past a block in 2006
One day I tried to open my website from a university computer. Unfortunately the entire blogspot.com domain was on the list of blocked websites. Luckily I remembered a recent O’Reilly article on using Google’s translation service as a free proxy.
The idea was to ask Google to translate a page from English to English. Your browser connected to a google.com page, which was unlikely to be blocked, and Google fetched the blog for you. The method helped me bypass the restriction and access my blog. But it did not hide my IP address from the network I was on.
A second trick from the same discussion used the Google Mobile Search viewer, which reformatted pages for phones. It also opened my blog, though without the formatting, sidebar or CSS, and only part of the content came through. That mobile viewer no longer exists.
I was surprised that the university blocked every blog on blogspot.com. Websites are often blocked on school, university and office computers to keep people away from improper content, but broad blocks catch useful sites too.
Does the Google Translate proxy still work?
Partly. Today, when you translate a website in Google Translate, the page opens on a translate.goog address. The site’s domain is rewritten with hyphens, so www.example.com becomes www-example-com.translate.goog, and Google fetches the page for you.
- Open Google Translate in your browser and choose the Websites tab.
- Paste the address of the page you want to read.
- Pick any target language and open the translated link.
Limits you will run into
- Logins rarely work, because cookies and sessions don’t carry through reliably.
- Script-heavy sites and videos often break, and layouts can look odd.
- Many filters block translate.goog or Google Translate itself.
- No privacy: your network can still see that you use Google Translate, and Google handles the page you request.
Better ways to reach a blocked website than a Google Translate proxy
- Ask for access. At school or work, the quickest legitimate fix is often asking IT to unblock a useful site.
- Use mobile data on your own phone instead of the restricted Wi-Fi.
- Use a trusted VPN on your own device, such as Proton VPN, which has a free plan.
- Change DNS if the block is DNS-based, for example to Cloudflare 1.1.1.1.
- Use Tor Browser from the Tor Project where it is legal and allowed.
Our full guides cover each method: how to unblock websites, how to access blocked websites safely, and how to create your own proxy or private VPN. If you are the one setting up blocks at home, see filtering your home internet with OpenDNS.
Respect the rules of the network you use. Bypassing a school or company block can break its policy even when the site itself is harmless.
FAQ
Is a Google Translate proxy safe?
It is safe to use, but it is not private. It doesn’t hide your activity from your network, and it shouldn’t be used for logins or sensitive sites.
Does Google Translate hide my IP address?
The website sees a request from Google, but your network and Google can still see your activity. It is not a replacement for a VPN.
Why does a translated page look broken?
Google rewrites the page and adds its own toolbar, so scripts, videos and logins often fail.
Can schools block the Google Translate proxy?
Yes. Many filters block translate.goog addresses or Google Translate itself.
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it’s like the same thing as youtube basically and it seems to work in china since youtube is blocked there so it should probably work in schools. especially since its not that well known. but it’s not a proxy, just another version of youtube.
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i have windows vista parental controls and i cant get into runescape plzz can u guys help me out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its just a few hours of school a day….go deal with it not playing runescape and just play some other games…lol
my school district is very strict on there blocked cites i need a new proxy that is simple but very effective.
can you mail me new proxy
y don’t u guys just come home and access all websites??? i don’t get it!!
google translation is not a proper proxy server as it reveals the visitors ip address
sites like http://www.tracemyip.com/ are able to locate your ip address while you are browsing using google translation portal
check this out- http://translate.google.com/translate?u=tracemyip.com&sl=es&tl=en
enjoy….. mj
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does anyone have a site for bebo?
need help now – im gonna die if i can’t find a way
ok to the ppl who want to unblock things like myspace, bebo, & youtube u do this…
go to google
type in “unblock sites”
and it should be the third or second link
u type in the site that u wanna go in there and tada, im not sure how to get to runescape tho im workin on it
im at school and cant get on myspace
this is very nice proxt thanks for help me
how do you get a cheat to go on facebook.com?
i’m at a hospital btw.
Try this:
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this proxy work well for me;
pls unblock this site !
im in desperate need of getting on bebo, can some one tell me a site that could possibly get me on?? x
My school blocked this website but I would like to go on it.
Can’t anybody find let alone make an actually decent proxy that lets people play runescape?
runescape is only accesible through runescape.com
even if you get a proxy that loads the java script the runescape website WILL NOT LET YOU LOG IN and give a message similar to “only enter your information on runescape.com”
this is because bypassing sites have a web address like this:
http://www.unblocker.com/9281846.ty/www.runescape.com
and the clever people at Jagex have made it IMPOSSIBLE to log in unless all you have in the website address bar is http://www.runescape.com
this is to stop people hacking accounts, because it is quite easy to put a key logger into the bypassing or unblocking sites which would record all you details for them to use.
so do yourself a favour, keep your account safe, and only play it at home, at http://www.runescape.com
BTW: add me if you want. names Son_Goku_84 and im online a lot…
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hey…are there any websites that will let you onto facebook and that will let you type stuff up and post it on there? besides proxies and that good stuff b/c it is blocked at our school and so is everything…please help….i never go on facebook and i dont have a computer at home….please…
i need to get on runescape and if you can unblock it i will love you.
please give me solution to access orkut from my university lab
Hi,
I am university student.I want to use orkut from my university lab to contect all my previous college friends but here there is restrication in access of orkut please tell me how can i use this website from here
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hey, i got a ? regarding the access of runescape.com, if anyone can find a way bypassing novell blocks please let me know
every proxy i try (about 40+) hasnt worked, it throws a 404 error or something like that. Please let me know if there is a breakthrough in this area
i want to get on runescape please
Ok i found a way to play runescape at skool all u need to do is go tools, internet options, privacy then sites and go to runescape and go unblock it this should work =D
omg im desparate to play runescape.com but its blocked i need 1 simple website that runs java so i can play runescape omg!!!
Use the following website for acessing block sites at work or at school:
>>>>>>>>[ http://www.unblock7.com ]<<<<<<<<<
I’ve tried everything. Nothing seems to work on this school’s tight system. The only things I’ve found to work are putting an S at the end of HTTP and sometimes it will let you access it. Other times, there’s one unblocker that we use. https://clockme.org . It unblocks pages, but doesn’t play very many games or videos. I’m desperatly searching for a solution to the Runescape problem. I’ll report back in a week or 2.
Thanks. ;)
-BlockedReality
send me free proxy
there is a website caled http://www.runescape/schoolers.com you should be able to enter from this web at ur school or if it dont work u just have to get ur teachers password
This is a very good site : ) not!
can someone tell me how to access facebook from school becuz there is blocks everywhere
Try these two websites.
wtfspace.info
wtfpokemon.info
They are both now blocked at my school, however, before the dolts here let the administration catch on, they worked perfectly fine, giving access to all of the sites. Excluding MMO’s like RuneScape, sorry guys… that isn’t something a proxy can fix because it deals with the firewall on the school computers.
http://www.chickenprox.com
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what up bloggers ! I have found the paradise of social networking access :) t9space server provides wap sites or mobile sites of myspace, facebook, orkut and other sites , we can use in two ways to pass school restricted access as proxy or via mobile browers if you have the service through your operator ;
ok…the filters site words in the url and in some instinces url codes…if a proxy can bypass with no prc..(proxy related codes) and no words in the url like “proxy” and “bypass” then it should be easy to do it…ill post how when i find one for face book.
I want to know how to access facebook from my school. I need it for a few of my classes (I conduct interviews for articles and such) and my school refuses to lift the blocks. I have tried almost every single proxy site for the first 21 pages of google when one types in proxy, or proxy sites, or things along those lines. please help. also, if your school hasn’t found these ones there are: http://www.facebook-proxy.org, and http://www.unblock-facebook.com
OK…This is for myspace. go to ur command prompt or if you dont have one copy and paste this code in the URL bar…—-> 216.178.38.104 its the url for myspace and contains no Tracer id for the firewall.. For runescape try going to google.com and google runescape.com reporter mozilla. Click on the first one and a list of runescape reports will pop up. click on any one and then on http://www.runescape.com…it will open in another window bypassing the firewall.(depends on the server strenght) if it doesnt work add me 2 ur msn and ill tell u another. tokenlots_1@hotmail.com good luck :P
this is getting rediculous. i come back from the weekend and they are all blocked,!
help me. !!
does any one have a proxy site to get on bebo?
I DESPERATELY NEED TO KNOW HOW TO GET ON RUNESCAPE WHILE AT SCHOOL!!!
how can i unblocked runescape?, it’s kinda cool.erm’
can you please unblocked this website for me?.. please.
i need allot of good proxy sites to go on at skl so i can go on bebo and stuff
how the hell do i get on runescape i can get to the site i just cant load the worlds
try this one:
or this one:
how do i get into runescape when its blocked at my school?theres gotta be a way to get around the block.
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how do i get on bebo at school:D
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how can i get on myspace when it is blocked?
i need to know how to get onto myspace from a school computer…. all the proxies i have used are blocked!!!! HELP!!!!!
i thiz myspace proxies are blocked
this is crazy um i wanted to know if anyone could comment on this site if they know of any good sites where i can access restricted sites on my skool computer.Im new to this commenting stuff so thanks1
i need to get on bebo because i need to chat with my friends.
how can i unblock orkut… plz tell me any such proxy on which i can browse it….
try ultrasurf or vadalia bundle
how do u get in bebo !?
srsly everyone at school has no idea how to get in to bebo help =]!!!
how do i unblock bebo at school?
Can someone help me find a proxy please?
i cant accsess any proxys or games where do i go to find a proxy that works
does anyone know other ways to get on bebo and flixster.com if they have been blocked at school/college?
I am unable to access this URL web page.
I tried many proxy sites but simply they gave the login page only and further they can’t move . Plz tell me the wegsite through which I can access the required URL page.
i have tried google proxy but its of no vail….give me some other suggesstions….
all the proxy websites ar now all blocked…
i need to get on runescape or myspace at school what should i do
How do i access YouTube. All the proxies we have found have been blocked wot do we do now.
try air proxy.com
at my school it says site is catorgrized as chat….
wat skool? depends wat kinda system they hav & how they go about blocking the website
how can i unblock runescape in school?