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on July 14, 2015
Last weekend major UK Internet providers added several domain names to the piracy blocklist. The new entries are proxies and mirrors of previously blocked sites including Torrentz and ExtraTorrent. Countering the new measures, ExtraTorrent has already launched a brand new mirror site.
Over the past several years more than 100 websites have been blocked in the UK for facilitating copyright infringement, and this list is getting longer and longer.
The blocks are somewhat effective, at least in preventing subscribers from accessing the domains directly. However, there are plenty of alternative routes people can use instead.
So called reverse proxies are among the most used workarounds. These websites give people access to the blocked domains and effectively bypass the restrictions put in place by the court.
The media companies who demanded the blockades are not happy with these proxies and they instruct ISPs to add these to the blocklist as well.
Last weekend major UK Internet providers added several domain names to the piracy blocklist. The new entries are proxies and mirrors of previously blocked sites including Torrentz and ExtraTorrent. Countering the new measures, ExtraTorrent has already launched a brand new mirror site.
Over the past several years more than 100 websites have been blocked in the UK for facilitating copyright infringement, and this list is getting longer and longer.
The blocks are somewhat effective, at least in preventing subscribers from accessing the domains directly. However, there are plenty of alternative routes people can use instead.
So called reverse proxies are among the most used workarounds. These websites give people access to the blocked domains and effectively bypass the restrictions put in place by the court.
The media companies who demanded the blockades are not happy with these proxies and they instruct ISPs to add these to the blocklist as well.
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