Guide

Unblock websites blocked in your country

Governments block news sites, social networks and messaging services; internet providers block websites when a court or a law requires it; and many websites block visitors from certain countries themselves. A web proxy in the EU opens such websites as if you were there. This guide explains how, and when you should use something else.

Three kinds of country blocks

• Government blocks. Some countries require internet providers to block independent news, social networks, messaging apps or the websites of foreign governments and organisations, permanently or during elections and protests.
• Blocks by internet providers. Even in countries with a free internet, providers block certain websites when a court orders it, for example in copyright cases.
• Geo-blocking by the website. Many websites decide by your IP address which country you are in, and show some videos, articles or services only in certain countries.

How the proxy opens them

Blocks in a country work on the connection between you and the website: the provider recognises the website you want and stops the connection. With OnlineProxy.eu you only connect to our website; our server in the EU connects to the blocked website and passes it on. To the provider it looks like a visit to OnlineProxy.eu, and to the website it looks like a visitor from the EU, so EU-only content opens too.

1. Go to www.onlineproxy.eu.
2. Enter the address of the blocked website, or a search word.
3. Press Go. The website opens in your browser tab; the connection to our server is encrypted.

Know the limits before you rely on it

• We keep logs. For legal reasons we log which pages are opened and from which IP address, and hand these logs to authorities where the law requires it (see Privacy). Our server is in France, under EU law.
• The proxy can be blocked too. Countries that censor the internet also block known proxy websites. If OnlineProxy.eu does not open, it has probably been blocked where you are.
• Your connection to us is visible. Your provider cannot see which pages you open through us, but it can see that you use OnlineProxy.eu.
• Using it may be against the law. In some countries, getting around blocks is itself an offence. Find out what applies where you are.

If your safety depends on it, for example as a journalist, activist or source, do not use a web proxy. Use the Tor Browser, which is built to hide who you are and what you read even from the people who run it, and which has ways to connect where Tor itself is blocked.

Questions

Can I watch videos that are only available in the EU?

Websites see a visitor from the EU, so many of them show their EU content. Some large video platforms recognise server addresses and block playback from them; that is the platform's choice.

Is it legal to use a web proxy?

In most countries it is, just as using a VPN is. What you do through it has to be legal where you are, and the terms of the websites you use still apply.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It works in any current browser, on computers, phones and tablets. If you need to open blocked websites on a computer you cannot install software on, see unblocking websites at school or work.

Last updated: 13 October 2026.