Singapore blocks the access of certain websites with the use of various legislations. These websites are mainly vice related, copyright infringing/piracy, and for spreading falsehoods.

As of 2019, there were 202 vice related websites blocked by Singapore authorities.[1]

Table of blocked websites

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2021)
Site name Domain or URL Type of site Reason Applicable law Implementation date Ref
Redtube redtube.com pornography video sharing site "symbolic statement" of the country’s societal values May 2018 [2]
YouPorn youporn.com pornography video sharing site "symbolic statement" of the country’s societal values May 2018 [2]
Ashley Madison ashleymadison.com online dating service "promotes and facilitates extramarital affairs" November 2013 [3]
Pornhub pornhub.com pornography video sharing site Unknown [4]
The Pirate Bay thepiratebay.org BitTorrent index of digital content copyright infringing/piracy Copyright Act May 2018 [5]
KickassTorrents BitTorrent index of digital content copyright infringing/piracy Copyright Act May 2018 [5]
Solarmovie Solarmovie.ph BitTorrent index of digital content copyright infringing/piracy Copyright Act February 2016 [5][6]
States Times Review Socio-political website defamation of Singapore government POFMA November 2018 [7][8]

References

  1. ^ "202 vice websites blocked by police and IMDA so far: Shanmugam". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  2. ^ a b "Singapore bans two porn websites in symbolic move". Reuters. 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  3. ^ "MDA blocks access to Ashley Madison website". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  4. ^ "Singaporeans last almost 10 minutes watching porn: Study | Coconuts Singapore". Coconuts. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2021-05-27.((cite web)): CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c hermes (2018-05-21). "53 piracy websites blocked in battle to curb copyright breach". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  6. ^ hermesauto (2016-02-16). "Solarmovie.ph is first piracy website to be blocked under amended Copyright Act". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  7. ^ "States Times Review to close down after getting blocked in S'pore by authorities". mothership.sg. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  8. ^ "States Times Review website live again after being blocked by Singapore government". November 12, 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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