How to block a specific domain on Google

This issue started cropping up about a month ago.
Whenever I run a search on Google, I’ll see maybe two or three results from an American domain, but everything else is just these machine-translated sites ending in .RU.
I’ve already tested this across three different browsers—Opera, Brave, and Edge

Does anyone know how to fix this? Is there a way to just block the .RU domain entirely?

A lot depends on the domain of your default Google search page, specifically whether you're using google.com, google.us
...
Then there are the settings on that Google search page itself ('show all results', 'show only .us domains', 'show results in English
', etc.) ...

You might have things set to 'show only results in English' (or something similar),
so you end up seeing offers from sites that just happen to have translated versions of their pages available.

If there aren't many hits for your search term with a *.us domain, then those translated foreign domain sites will dominate the results.

Is there a fix for this? How do I block just the .ru domain?

There's probably some kind of browser add-on for that.

Alternatively, you can try this, though it isn't exactly what you asked for:

When searching Google, type in your query,
for example:
qwer tzu iop

Check the number and type of results.
If there are too many of the ones bothering you, try adding this to your keywords: 'qwer tzu iop'
-site:something.ru
The final string would look like this:
qwer tzu iop -site:something.ru

That should 'block' results from that specific site (but only that one).

It’s also entirely possible that you’re running some kind of Russ proxy or a VPN on top of everything else the colleague mentioned above, which might be why your location is showing up as Russ... I guess it’s worth asking, do you happen to have the Russ language or keyboard layout installed on your device?

amberhound8 said:It’s also entirely possible you’re running a Russ proxy or some kind of VPN on top of what my colleague mentioned above, which would make it look like you're located in Russ... do you happen to have the Russ language or keyboard layout installed?

None of that applies here; everything is set to the US. I’m seeing the exact same results on my laptop while connected to this same network.
When I search Google for "how to defog car headlights," the first three results are:

When you're looking at a specific search like 'fogging car headlights,' these results are actually pretty standard. Based on what I'm seeing on Semrush here in the States, nobody is really searching for that exact phrase, so you end up getting those auto-translated pages from Russ because there isn't any better content available in English on Google.

shadowlynx102 said:If you're looking at a specific search like "fogging car headlights," those results actually make total sense. Since nobody in America is searching for that exact phrase, Google just serves up auto-translated pages from Russ because there isn't any better content available in English to fill the gap, according to what I'm seeing on Semrush.

I get the logic regarding how often people search for certain terms, but why specifically from Russ? Why aren't we seeing results from other languages instead?
It’s not like it’s just me and the folks over in Russ dealing with foggy headlights...😁

feralbadger37 said:I mean, I get the logic behind why certain terms show up more often based on search volume, but why specifically from Russian sites? Why aren't we seeing results from other languages?
It’s not like it’s just us Americans and the Russians who deal with foggy headlights...😁

I think you might be missing how Google actually works under the hood. Like I mentioned before, if you look at Google.com, you won't find better results than those .ru domains that have been run through Google Translate. As for why it's specifically Russian content, it’s likely because those sites are running scripts that automatically translate their text into every language imaginable. If you were to go out today, buy a domain, build a site, and write a solid 1,000-word article specifically targeting "car headlight fogging," you’d probably snag that top spot easily. The reality is that almost nobody is actually searching for this specific phrase—the search volume is incredibly low. For any keyword that actually has decent traffic, you definitely wouldn't see these weirdly translated results popping up from Russian sites.

shadowlynx102 said:I think you’re missing the bigger picture of how Google actually works. Like I mentioned before, if you look at Google in America, you won't find anything better than those foreign domains that have been run through Google Translate. Why specifically from Russia? It’s pretty obvious those sites have built-in scripts that can translate their content into basically any language on the fly. If you were to go out today, grab a domain, build a site, and drop a solid 1,000-word article focusing on something super niche like 'how to fix foggy car headlights,' you’d probably land that number one spot instantly. The catch is that almost nobody is searching for that specific phrase—it's a tiny niche. For the high-volume keywords that everyone is fighting over, you definitely aren't going to see these kinds of results just by using auto-translated text from overseas.

Fair enough, thanks for breaking that down for me. 👍