1. Google/YouTube shows wrong location when using VPN

Comment #⁨1⁩

Answer
0xVirtualCake 0xVirtualCake Team Jan 28, 2025

Hey there,

Google determines your location not just by your IP address but also by historical data tied to that IP. If a lot of people from another country have used the same VPN server’s IP, Google might assume it belongs to that country instead.

Unfortunately, there’s no way for us to fix this since it depends on how Google determines IP locations through their algorithms. However, we have some workarounds:

  1. Try connecting to another location
  2. Modify your region and language in search settings
  3. Set search results to global search by using https://www.google.com/ncr
  4. Report the issue directly to Google through this form. This is a temporary fix.
  5. Stop using Google and try alternative options that we mention here.

Remember that by choosing option #4, you’re helping all users 💪