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This is a list of websites blocked in the United Kingdom.

Blocked by mobile operators and ISP network filters

Resolved and erroneous blocks

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Site name (s) Domain (s) or URL (s) Type of site (s) Reason (s) Blocked by Start date Resolution date
Wikipedia[1][2] Virgin Killer record album article on en.wikipedia.org Online encyclopedia Potentially indecent image of underage child Internet Watch Foundation 5 December 2008 9 December 2008 (Unblocked by IWF)
Wayback Machine archive.org Web archive Site incompatibility with Cleanfeed Internet Watch Foundation[3] 14 January 2009 16 January 2009[4]
FileServe fileserve.com File hosting Mistake Internet Watch Foundation[5] 16 November 2011[6] 18 November 2011
NewzBin2[7] newzbin.com later newzbin.es Usenet file search Copyright Motion Picture Association court order 1 November 2011 November 2012 (Site closed)
WordPress.com Several servers of wordpress.com Blog hosting Mistake ISP(s)[8] 17 July 2013 29 July 2013
TorrentFreak[9] torrentfreak.com News site Technical implementation Premier League court order — Sky Broadband 7 August 2013 9 August 2013
Radio Times and hundreds more[10][11] radiotimes.com plus many more DNS provider and its customers Technical implementation Premier League court order 13 August 2013 14 August 2013
Imgur[12] Specific address range(s) used by imgur.com Image hosting Technical issue with content lock system EE October 2013 22 November 2013 (Technical problem resolved)
WordPress.com Several servers of wordpress.com Blog hosting Mistake ISP(s)[13] 26 November 2013 5 December 2013
Imgur imgur.com Image hosting Technical implementation[14] Sky Broadband 14 December 2013 16 December 2013
WordPress.com Several servers of wordpress.com Blog hosting Mistake ISP(s)[15] 12 March 2014 16 March 2014
Imgur[16] imgur.com Image hosting Technical fault[17] Virgin Media 20 May 2016 20 May 2016
Imgur imgur.com Image hosting Technical fault[18] Virgin Media 15 July 2019 15 July 2019

Sanctioned websites

As part of UK sanctions against Russia, ISPs are required to take "reasonable steps to prevent" users accessing "an internet service provided by" a person or organisation sanctioned by the UK government. This effectively means blocking websites operated by such organisations. Organisations sanctioned are currently TV Novosti and Rossiya Segodnya.[19][20] The websites currently listed by the UK government are:

Court ordered implementations targeting copyright and trademark infringement

Sites are blocked using various methods across the "Big 5" UK ISPs, in accordance with Section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, making it difficult to ascertain the extent to which a site is 'blocked' or not. In December 2014, the affected ISPs decided to publish more information about the blocking orders they received.[23]

If a user visits a blocked site within the United Kingdom, the user will be forwarded to www.ukispcourtorders.co.uk which includes the list of blocked domains and court orders.

ISPs with over 400,000 subscribers subject to blocking orders include:

Further information: Web blocking in the United Kingdom § Copyright
Site name (s) Domain (s) or URL (s) Type of site (s) Reason (s) Was blocked by Implementation date
The Pirate Bay[27]
  • thepiratebay.org
  • thepiratebay.se
 File sharing Copyright BPI court order May 2012
  • fenopy.eu
  • h33t.com
  • kat.ph
 File sharing Copyright BPI court order[28] March 2013
Movie2k movie2k.to File sharing Copyright BBFC court order May 2013
Download For All dl4all.com File sharing Copyright MPAA court order May 2013
EZTV[28] eztv.it File sharing Copyright MPAA court order July 2013
First Row Sports[29][30] firstrow1.eu Streaming Copyright Premier League court order July 2013
  • 1337x
  • Abmp3
  • BeeMPS
  • BitSnoop
  • Bomb-Mp3
  • eMp3World
  • ExtraTorrent
  • File Crop
  • FilesTube[31]
  • Monova
  • Mp3 Juices
  • Mp3lemon
  • Mp3 Raid
  • Mp3skull
  • New Album Releases
  • Rapid Library
  • Torrent Crazy
  • Torrent Downloads
  • Torrent Hound
  • Torrent Reactor
  • Torrentz
  • 1337x.org
  • abmp3.com
  • beemp3s.org
  • bitsnoop.com
  • bomb-mp3.com
  • emp3world.cc
  • extratorrent.cc
  • filecrop.com
  • filestube.com
  • monova.org
  • mp3juices.com
  • mp3lemon.org
  • mp3raid.com
  • mp3skull.com
  • newalbumreleases.net
  • rapidlibrary.com
  • torrentcrazy.com
  • torrentsdownload.org
  • torrenthound.com
  • torrentreactor.net
  • torrentz.eu
 File sharing Copyright BPI court order[32][33] October 2013
  • PrimeWire
  • Project Free TV
  • Putlocker
  • Vodly
  • WatchFreeMovies
  • free-tv-video-online.me
  • primewire.ag
  • putlocker.is
  • vodly.to
  • watchfreemovies.ch
  • File sharing
  • Streaming
 Copyright MPAA court order November 2013
  • Solar Movie
  • Tube +
  • solarmovie.so
  • tubeplus.me
 Streaming Copyright MPAA court order[34] November 2013
  • Megashare
  • Viooz
  • Watch32
  • Zmovie
  • megashare.info
  • viooz.co
  • watch32.com
  • zmovie.co
 Streaming Copyright MPAA court order March 2014
Various
  • 1iwc.com
  • cartierloveonline.com
  • hotcartierwatch.com
  • iwcwatchtop.com
  • montblancpensonlineuk.com
  • replicawatchesiwc.com
  • ukmontblancoutlet.co.uk
 Luxury goods Counterfeit goods
October 2014
  • bittorrent.am
  • Bit Torrent Scene
  • BTDigg
  • Btloft.com
  • limetorrents
  • nowtorrents
  • Pick Torrent
  • Seedpeer
  • torlock
  • Torrentbit
  • Torrentdb
  • Torrent download
  • Torrent Express
  • Torrent Funk
  • Torrent Project
  • Torrent Room
  • Torrents.net
  • Torrent Us
  • Torrentz.cd
  • Torrent Zap
  • Vitorrent
  • bittorrent.am
  • btdigg.org
  • btloft.com
  • bts.to
  • limetorrents.com
  • nowtorrents.com
  • picktorrent.com
  • seedpeer.me
  • torlock.com
  • torrentbit.net
  • torrentdb.li
  • torrentdownload.ws
  • torrentexpress.net
  • torrentfunk.com
  • torrentproject.se
  • torrentroom.com
  • torrents.net
  • torrentus.eu
  • torrentz.cd
  • torrentzap.com
  • vitorrent.org
 File sharing Copyright BPI court order October 2014
  • BitSoup
  • Cucirca
  • Demonoid
  • Heroturko
  • Ice Films
  • IP Torrents
  • Isohunt
  • Iwannawatch
  • Iwatchonline
  • Los Movies
  • Movie25
  • Rapid Moviez
  • RARBG
  • Scene Source
  • Seventorrents
  • Stream TV
  • Sumotorrent
  • Tor Movies
  • Torrent Day
  • torrent.cd
  • Torrentbutler
  • TorrentBytes
  • Torrenting
  • Torrents.fm
  • Torrentz.pro
  • TV Chaos UK
  • Vertor
  • Warez BB
  • Watchseries-online
  • watchseries.lt
  • watchseries.to
  • YourBittorrent
  • bitsoup.me[note 1]
  • cucirca.eu
  • demonoid.ph
  • heroturko.me
  • icefilms.info
  • iptorrents.com[note 1]
  • isohunt.to
  • iwannawatch.to
  • iwatchonline.to
  • losmovies.tv
  • movie25.cm
  • rapidmoviez.com
  • rarbg.com
  • scenesource.me
  • seventorrents.re
  • tv-series.me
  • sumotorrent.sx
  • tormovies.org
  • torrentday.com[note 1]
  • torrent.cd
  • torrentbutler.eu
  • torrentbytes.net
  • torrenting.com
  • torrents.fm
  • torrentz.pro
  • tvchaosuk.com
  • vertor.eu
  • warez-bb.org
  • watchtvseries.to
  • watchseries.lt
  • watchseries.to
  • yourbittorrent.com
 File sharing Copyright MPAA court order[36] November 2014
  • Bursalagu
  • Fullsongs
  • Mega-Search
  • Mp3.li
  • Mp3Bear
  • MP3Boo
  • Mp3Clan
  • Mp3 Monkey
  • Mp3Olimp
  • MP3s.pl
  • Mp3soup
  • Mp3Truck
  • Musicaddict
  • My Free MP3
  • Plixid
  • RnBXclusive
  • STAFA Band
 File sharing Copyright BPI court order[37] March 2015
Ebook file sharing Copyright The Publishers Association court order[38] May 2015
  • Couchtuner
  • MerDB
  • Putlocker
  • Putlocker Plus
  • Rainierland
  • Vidics
  • Watchfree
  • Xmovies8
 Members of the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) May 2016
  • 123Movies
  • GeekTV
  • GenVideos
  • GoWatchSeries
  • HDMovie14
  • HDMoviesWatch
  • TheMovie4U
  • MovieSub
  • MovieTubeNow
  • Series-Cravings
  • SpaceMov
  • StreamAllThis
  • WatchMovie
 Streaming Copyright Members of the MPA (Motion Picture Association of America Inc) October 2016
Various target servers The Football Association Premier League Limited ("FAPL") March 2017 (expired May 2017)
Various target servers The Football Association Premier League Limited ("FAPL") July 2017
  • Couchtuner.fr
  • Couchtuner.video
  • FMovies
  • MyWatchSeries.ac
  • SockShare
  • WatchEpisodeSeries.com
  • WatchSeries.do
  • WatchSeries-Online.pl
  • YesMovies
  • Yify-Torrent
 Streaming and File Sharing Copyright
  1. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
  2. Universal City Studios Productions LLP
  3. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
  4. Paramount Pictures Corporation
  5. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
  6. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
 November 2017
Team Xecutor

Team Xecutor SX SX Cart: stargate3ds



stargate3ds.org

xecuteros.com sxflashcart.com

Nintendo Switch sites Copyright 2019
Sci-Hub sci-hub.se Scientific Journal and Article Sharing Copyright
February 2021[39]
NitroFlare nitroflare.com File Sharing Copyright BPI court order February 2021
TinyZone

Watch Series Levidia EUROPIX HD

tinyzonetv.to

watchserieshd.stream

watchserieshd.ru

watchserieshd.org

levidia.ch

europixhd.pro

europixhd.net

Streaming Copyright MPAA court order October 2021
TvShows88

Soap2day Sflix Onionplay Hurawatch Gototub FmoviesFlixhq Cmovies BFLIX

tvshows88.live

tv88.to soap2day.video onionplay.se gototub.net Hurawatch.ru

Onionplay.se

Sflix.to

fmovies.co

Flixhq.ru

cmovies.so

bflix.to

Streaming Copyright MPAA court order 2022-01-27
NSWROM

NSW2U

nswrom.com

nsw2u.net

nsw2u.org

nsw2u.com

nsw2u.xyz

Streaming Copyright Nintendo court order 2021
SolarMovie

Gmovies

solarmovie.pe

solarmovies.win solarmovies.ms solarmovies.cyou solarmovies.space solarmovies.cloud solarmovies.quest solarmovieshd.org solarmovie123.net solarmovie.zone solarmovie.id solarmovie.fun solarmovie-online.cam real-solarmovie.com solarmovies.video solarmovie-free.com solarmovie.vip best-solarmovie.pro gmovies.cc

Streaming Copyright MPAA court order 2023
Gfxtra

1hd.to

gfxtra31.com

1hd.to

File Sharing Copyright MPAA court order July 2023
Get Into PC

Filecr

Gfx Mountain

Ymovies

123 Movies

getintopc.com

filecr.com

gfxmountain.com

ymovies.vip

123movies.info

Streaming and File Sharing Copyright MPAA court order August 2023
SoftProber

4Download SoftCamel FullVersionDL Heaven32 Taiwebs SoffBuff Getpczone AudioSEX Pesktop MaGeSY Putlocker

softprober.com

4download.net softcamel.com fullversiondl.com heaven32.com taiwebs.com softbuff.com getpczone.com audiosex.pro pesktop.com magesy.blog putlocker.boo

File Sharing Copyright MPAA court order August 2023
  • solarmovie.one
  • solarmovie.cr
  • solarmovie.to
  • fmovies.fo
  • putlockers.fm
  • putlockers.do
  • gomovies.tw
  • 4movierulz.to
  • myasiantv.tv
 Streaming Copyright MPAA court order September 2023
  1. ^ a b c Site with no public file listings.[36]

Indirect blocking

In furtherance of the above-mentioned goal of restricting access to The Pirate Bay and similar sites, the BPI believes that "ISPs are required to block the illegal sites themselves, and proxies and proxy aggregators whose sole or predominant purpose is to give access to the illegal sites." As such, sites linking to sites which acted as proxies to The Pirate Bay were themselves added to the list of banned sites, including piratebayproxy.co.uk, piratebayproxylist.com and ukbay.org. This led to the indirect blocking (or hiding) of sites at the following domains, among others:[40][41]

See also

References

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