List of websites blocked in the United Kingdom

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

Blocked by mobile operators and ISP network filters

• Web blocking in the United Kingdom § Mobile Internet blocking

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:

• rt.com^[19][20][21]
• sputniknews.com^[19][20][21]
• rossiyasegodnya.com^[22][20][21]

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:

• BT Group^[24]
• EE
• Sky Broadband^[25]
• Talk Talk
• Virgin Media^[26]

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 H33t KickassTorrents	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	Cartier International, Montblanc & Richemont court order[35]	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
AvaxHome Bookfi Bookre Ebookee Freebookspot Freshwap Library Genesis		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	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Universal City Studios Productions LLP Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Paramount Pictures Corporation Disney Enterprises, Inc. 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	Elsevier Limited Springer Nature Limited	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	January 2022
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 GoMovies FMovies Putlocker MovieRulz MyAsianTV	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. 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]

• 030421678943105436 08954317678950.com
• argentinabay.info
• bayproxy.pw
• belgiumbay.info
• denmarkbay.info
• fattorrents.ws
• finlandbay.info
• germanybay.info
• greecebay.info
• hizliresim.com
• indiabay.info
• indonesiabay.info
• iranbay.info
• irelandbay.info
• italybay.info
• magnetsearch.net
• magnetsearch.org
• mctorrents.se
• netherlandsbay.info
• norwaybay.info
• pbproxy.com
• piratehole.com
• pirateproxies.info
• pirateproxies.net
• pirateproxies.org
• pirateproxy.wiki
• pirateproxybay.com
• piratetavern.net
• piratetavern.org
• piratewiki.info
• proxypirate.pw
• saudiarabiabay.info
• singaporebay.info
• swedenbay.info
• themeatbay.com
• thenewbay.org
• thepirateproxy.co
• theproxy.pw
• tpbay.co
• tpblite.com
• tpbproxy.cc
• tpbproxy.pw
• turkeybay.info
• ukbay.info
• unblockbay.com
• unblockthepiratebay.net
• unblockthepiratebay.org

See also

• Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
• Censorship in the United Kingdom
• Computer and network surveillance
• Copyright infringement
• Copyright in the United Kingdom
• Child abuse image content list
• Digital Economy Act 2010
• Digital Economy Act 2017
• EU Copyright Directive
• File sharing in the United Kingdom
• Internet censorship in the United Kingdom
• Internet Watch Foundation and Wikipedia
• Legal aspects of file sharing
• Web blocking in the United Kingdom
• Internet in the United Kingdom

References

1. Johnson, Bobbie (7 December 2008). "Wikipedia falls foul of British censors". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
2. Doctorow, Cory (16 December 2008). "How to make child-porn blocks safe for the internet". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
3. Metz, Cade (14 January 2009). "IWF confirms Wayback Machine porn blacklisting". The Register. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
4. Widdas, Brian (14 January 2009). "Accessing archive.org". Google Groups discussion. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
5. Jowitt, Tom (21 November 2011). "IWF Blacklist Snafu blocks access to FileServe". TechWeek Europe. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
6. Meyer, David (21 November 2011). "Blacklist hitch causes Virgin Media FileServe block". ZDNet (CBS Interactive). Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
7. Sweney, Mark (26 October 2011). "BT ordered to block Newzbin2 filesharing site within 14 days". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
8. "Recent problems accessing WordPress.com sites". WordPress Forums, Support. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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28. Edward Smith (23 July 2013). "UK court to block file-sharing sites EZTV and YIFY". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
29. Lee, David (17 July 2013). "Premier League wins piracy block of First Row Sports". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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35. Little, Trevor. "Landmark judgment handed down in dispute between Richemont and ISPs". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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External links

• wiki.451unavailable.org.uk – The repository for UK court orders requiring domains, IP addresses and URLs to be blocked by Internet service providers.
• ukispcourtorders.co.uk – another list maintained by British Telecommunications PLC.