When we try to visualize some web content, for example, accessing from Google search results, it may sometimes surprise us to discover that it is simply impossible to visit that certain site.
The reasons can be very varied. For example, the most common thing is that it is some type of regional blockade, in such a way that the visualization of that certain content is not allowed for our country. Something that, by the way, is usually quite common on some popular sites, such as YouTube.
Sometimes it is possible to access blocked websites , and also easily. Although everything will depend, it is true, on the type of lock established. For example, on those occasions when the block is only local, it is feasible to access that content through the use of a VPN (although sometimes this would require hiring a service).
Checking the lock type
If the website we are trying to access is specifically blocked from being able to view it from our computer, it would be possible to access it using the mobile version of the website, its IP address, or even using popular services such as Google Translate. .
However, when the blocking is local (which means that we could not originally access from our location, or even from our country), or it is our Internet connection that has been blocked, then it is possible to use a VPN.
Trying to use the mobile version of the website
Today most websites have alternatives to view their content through mobile devices, which could be visible by just typing “m.” between the “www.”, which is the specific section through which to access the same web page, designed for mobile phones.
The truth is that many blocking services do not take into account the mobile versions of blocked sites, so it could be possible to access them by viewing these versions.
For example, to access the mobile version of Facebook, it is possible to do so by typing the address “https://m.facebook.com/” in our desktop browser.
Using Google Translate or the cached version of Google
Using Google Translate can be useful when it comes to hiding the website address, although it is true that it is a method that does not always work. To test it you just have to go to the main page of the Translator, write the address of the website you want to access in the text box (the exact web address) that you will find on the left, select any language other than the general language of said website in the box on the right, click on the website link and, finally, click on the link “Go to website”, located on the left side of the page, provided that the website has not been loaded immediately.
Of course, if necessary, just click on the Translate option, if necessary.
There is also another option, which is more useful when we are in Google search results, and when trying to access a certain result, we notice that the website has a blocked content notice. In these cases, a simple solution that usually works a lot is to go back to the Google results page, click on the arrow-like icon that you will find next to the web address (just above each search title), and click on Cached .
This will display the cached version of that web page, which is obtained directly from Google’s servers.
Using Wayback Machine
In case you don’t know, the Wayback Machine becomes a wonderful, tremendously powerful tool that offers us the ability to navigate through previous versions of websites, as they were at a certain time, and without having to go to the site at question.
It is as simple as visiting the official website and entering the address of the website we want to visit in the text field. Then we will only have to search on Browse History , and the system will show us a capture of different versions, spread over the years. We will only have to choose a specific day from the calendar, and review the results.
