<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
on	O
countries	O
where	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
internet	O
service	O
provider	O
(	O
ISP	O
)	O
formerly	O
or	O
currently	O
censors	O
the	O
popular	O
file	O
sharing	O
website	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
(	O
TPB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Argentine	O
CNC	O
(	O
National	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
)	O
ordered	O
the	O
blocking	O
of	O
all	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
order	O
,	O
the	O
CNC	O
made	O
ISPs	O
block	O
the	O
IP	O
in	O
which	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
operates	O
,	O
and	O
12	O
different	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Australian	O
government	O
indicated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
undergoing	O
discussions	O
regarding	O
whether	O
ISPs	O
should	O
be	O
forced	O
to	O
block	O
popular	O
torrent	O
sites	O
,	O
including	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	O
Court	O
of	O
Australia	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
proceed	O
with	O
the	O
block	O
,	O
forcing	O
ISPs	O
to	O
block	O
access	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
isoHunt	O
,	O
and	O
SolarMovie	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
already	O
defunct	O
Torrentz	O
and	O
TorrentHound	O
,	O
by	O
5	O
January	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
some	O
success	O
with	O
ISPs	O
blocking	O
access	O
,	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
are	O
still	O
easily	O
accessed	O
by	O
VPNs	B-Application
or	O
changing	O
DNS	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
founders	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
lost	O
their	O
2009	O
trial	O
,	O
the	O
Belgian	O
Anti-Piracy	O
Foundation	O
(	O
BAF	O
)	O
began	O
arguing	O
for	O
two	O
ISPsBelgacom	O
and	O
Telenetto	O
block	O
subscriber	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Antwerpse	O
Handelsrechtbank	O
(	O
Antwerp	O
Commercial	O
Court	O
)	O
ruled	O
that	O
neither	O
ISP	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
block	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
notion	O
of	O
wholesale	O
site	O
blocking	O
as	O
"	O
disproportionate	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BAF	O
accused	O
them	O
of	O
providing	O
a	O
safe-haven	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
and	O
filed	O
an	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Antwerp	O
Court	O
of	O
Appeal	O
overruled	O
the	O
decision	O
of	O
the	O
Commercial	O
Court	O
and	O
ordered	O
Belgacom	O
and	O
Telenet	O
to	O
initiate	O
DNS	B-Protocol
blockades	O
of	O
11	O
domains	O
connected	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
within	O
14	O
days	O
or	O
face	O
fines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Pirate	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
spokesperson	O
said	O
that	O
this	O
measure	O
would	O
only	O
have	O
the	O
opposite	O
effect	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
ways	O
to	O
circumvent	O
it	O
,	O
commenting	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
will	O
just	O
give	O
us	O
more	O
traffic	O
,	O
as	O
always	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
registered	O
the	O
domain	O
name	O
depiraatbaai.be	O
and	O
baiedespirates.be,	O
allowing	O
Belgian	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
site	O
again	O
,	O
without	O
using	O
alternative	O
DNS	B-Protocol
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
July	O
,	O
Claro	O
,	O
Oi	O
,	O
and	O
TIM	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
Internet	O
service	O
providers	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
performed	O
a	O
DNS	B-Application
block	I-Application
of	O
several	O
torrent	O
websites	O
,	O
including	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
in	O
nine	O
Brazilian	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
district	O
court	O
of	O
Frederiksberg	O
,	O
Copenhagen	O
ruled	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
Denmark	O
's	O
largest	O
ISPs	O
,	O
DMT2-Tele2	O
,	O
was	O
assisting	O
its	O
customers	O
in	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
to	O
block	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
ISP	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
verdict	O
with	O
support	O
from	O
the	O
Danish	O
Telecommunication	O
Industries	O
Association	O
,	O
they	O
complied	O
with	O
it	O
and	O
blocked	O
access	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
reacted	O
by	O
creating	O
an	O
alternate	O
site	O
with	O
instructions	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
work	O
around	O
the	O
block	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
IFPI	O
welcomed	O
the	O
block	O
and	O
encouraged	O
other	O
ISPs	O
to	O
follow	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
court	O
's	O
decision	O
,	O
TDC	O
,	O
Denmark	O
's	O
largest	O
ISP	O
and	O
owner	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
cables	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
block	O
access	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
as	O
a	O
preventive	O
measure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
district	O
court	O
of	O
Helsinki	O
ruled	O
that	O
Elisa	O
Oyj	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
internet	O
service	O
providers	O
in	O
Finland	O
,	O
must	O
cease	O
to	O
provide	O
copyrighted	O
material	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
website	O
by	O
18	O
November	O
2011	O
with	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
a	O
€	O
100,000	O
fine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
Elisa	O
enabled	O
DNS	B-Protocol
-	O
and	O
IP	B-Protocol
address	I-Protocol
–	O
based	O
ban	O
to	O
thepiratebay.org	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Paris	O
High	O
Court	O
requested	O
the	O
major	O
ISPs	O
to	O
block	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
within	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Hamburg	O
District	O
Court	O
ordered	O
an	O
injunction	O
against	O
CB3Rob	O
Ltd	O
&	O
Co	O
KG	O
(	O
Cyberbunker	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
operator	O
,	O
Sven	O
Olaf	O
Kamphuis	O
,	O
restraining	O
them	O
from	O
connecting	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
site	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
9	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
all	O
Greek	O
providers	O
are	O
ordered	O
by	O
law	O
to	O
block	O
access	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
for	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
file-sharing	O
and	O
video	O
streaming	O
sites	O
,	O
were	O
blocked	O
in	O
India	O
,	O
from	O
4	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
under	O
orders	O
of	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Telecom	O
(	O
DoT	O
)	O
without	O
any	O
stated	O
reasons	O
or	O
prior	O
warnings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
restored	O
access	O
in	O
India	O
to	O
video	O
and	O
file-sharing	O
sites	O
,	O
including	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
ISPs	O
including	O
the	O
state-owned	O
BSNL	O
,	O
Airtel	O
and	O
Vodafone	O
India	O
continue	O
to	O
block	O
the	O
website	O
though	O
they	O
have	O
ceased	O
to	O
display	O
any	O
custom	O
message	O
when	O
a	O
user	O
heads	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
has	O
been	O
blocked	O
by	O
numerous	O
internet	O
ISPs	O
in	O
Indonesia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
itself	O
states	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
is	O
blocked	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
having	O
malicious	O
contents	O
such	O
as	O
pornography	O
materials	O
along	O
with	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
eight	O
court	O
days	O
,	O
the	O
parties	O
reached	O
a	O
settlement	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
graduated	B-Application
response	I-Application
policy	O
to	O
disconnect	O
customers	O
involved	O
in	O
copyright	O
infringing	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
Eircom	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
declared	O
that	O
access	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
would	O
soon	O
be	O
blocked	O
altogether	O
,	O
but	O
retracted	O
that	O
on	O
24	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
block	O
without	O
a	O
court	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
1	O
September	O
2009	O
Eircom	O
blocked	O
access	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
accessible	O
via	O
proxy	B-Application
servers	I-Application
,	O
and	O
still	O
accessible	O
in	O
Ireland	O
to	O
subscribers	O
of	O
other	O
ISP	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
judgment	O
given	O
by	O
Irish	O
High	O
Court	O
Justice	O
Peter	O
Charleton	O
,	O
on	O
16	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
ruled	O
that	O
the	O
three	B-Application
strikes	I-Application
policy	I-Application
was	O
legal	O
and	O
described	O
the	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
site	O
dedicated	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
weird	O
ideological	O
basis	O
,	O
to	O
basically	O
stealing	O
the	O
copyright	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
plaintiffs	O
in	O
mainly	O
musical	O
works.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
ruling	O
against	O
Eircom	O
's	O
"	O
three	B-Application
strikes	I-Application
"	O
anti-online	O
file	O
sharing	O
system	O
was	O
passed	O
due	O
to	O
privacy	O
concerns	O
with	O
collecting	O
of	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
EMI	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
Warner	O
Music	O
and	O
Universal	O
won	O
a	O
court	O
order	O
for	O
UPC	O
,	O
Imagine	O
,	O
Vodafone	O
,	O
Digiweb	O
,	O
Hutchison	O
3G	O
Ltd	O
and	O
Telefónica	O
O2	O
Ireland	O
Ltd	O
.	O
to	O
block	O
access	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
and	O
have	O
30	O
days	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
blocked	O
in	O
Iran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deputy	O
public	O
prosecutor	O
pursued	O
the	O
complaint	O
in	O
the	O
Bergamo	O
Court	O
for	O
Preliminary	O
Investigations	O
,	O
which	O
on	O
1	O
August	O
2008	O
decreed	O
to	O
block	O
access	O
from	O
Italian	O
ISPs	O
to	O
all	O
Pirate	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
addresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
block	O
had	O
been	O
put	O
in	O
effect	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
responded	O
on	O
10	O
August	O
2008	O
by	O
posting	O
instructions	O
to	O
work	O
around	O
the	O
block	O
and	O
later	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
separate	O
site	O
for	O
Italians	O
,	O
but	O
shortly	O
afterwards	O
the	O
ISPs	O
also	O
blocked	O
the	O
alternate	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
ISPs	O
had	O
implemented	O
the	O
block	O
by	O
redirecting	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
traffic	O
to	O
a	O
site	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
IFPI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Italian	O
security	O
expert	O
Matteo	O
Flora	O
suggested	O
that	O
by	O
having	O
the	O
page	O
redirected	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
IFPI	O
could	O
access	O
Italian	O
users	O
 '	O
cookies	O
and	O
impersonate	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
since	O
2014	O
the	O
site	O
is	O
blocked	O
in	O
Italy	O
only	O
at	O
dns	B-Protocol
level	O
on	O
some	O
ISPs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Malaysian	O
Communications	O
and	O
Multimedia	O
Commission	O
ordered	O
the	O
blocking	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
file-hosting	O
websites	O
via	O
a	O
letter	O
,	O
dated	O
30	O
May	O
,	O
to	O
all	O
Malaysian	O
ISPs	O
for	O
violating	O
Section	O
41	O
of	O
the	O
Copyright	O
Act	O
1987	O
,	O
which	O
deals	O
with	O
illegally	O
copied	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malaysia	O
once	O
again	O
has	O
blocked	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
as	O
of	O
4	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
July	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
Amsterdam	O
district	O
court	O
held	O
a	O
preliminary	O
injunction	O
hearing	O
against	O
the	O
persons	O
thought	O
responsible	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
separate	O
case	O
handled	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
court	O
ordered	O
the	O
same	O
fines	O
for	O
the	O
expected	O
new	O
owner	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
Global	O
Gaming	O
Factory	O
X	O
,	O
were	O
it	O
not	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
copyright	O
infringements	O
after	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
takeover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
's	O
hosting	O
services	O
moved	O
to	O
Ukraine	O
and	O
their	O
traffic	O
was	O
routed	O
through	O
The	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
but	O
BREIN	O
contacted	O
the	O
ISP	O
NForce	O
and	O
service	O
was	O
stopped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
moved	O
their	O
hosting	O
location	O
to	O
a	O
nuclear	O
bunker	O
owned	O
by	O
CyberBunker	O
just	O
outside	O
Kloetinge	O
in	O
the	O
south	O
of	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
two	O
Dutch	O
Internet	O
service	O
providers	O
(	O
Ziggo	O
and	O
XS4ALL	O
)	O
were	O
ordered	O
by	O
a	O
court	O
in	O
The	O
Hague	O
to	O
disable	O
lookups	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
's	O
domain	O
names	O
and	O
to	O
block	O
access	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
's	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
linking	O
to	O
a	O
proxy	B-Application
server	I-Application
being	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Party	O
of	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Party	O
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
legally	O
prevented	O
from	O
giving	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
Tor	B-Application
project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
The	O
Court	O
of	O
Appeal	O
in	O
The	O
Hague	O
judged	O
that	O
the	O
ongoing	O
blockade	O
was	O
ineffective	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
easy	O
to	O
circumvent	O
,	O
and	O
decided	O
that	O
Ziggo	O
and	O
XS4ALL	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
required	O
to	O
block	O
access	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Supreme	O
Court	O
held	O
that	O
the	O
Court	O
of	O
Appeal	O
's	O
findings	O
on	O
the	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
the	O
blockade	O
were	O
contrary	O
to	O
the	O
case	O
law	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
Court	O
of	O
Justice	O
and	O
referred	O
preliminary	O
questions	O
to	O
the	O
ECJ	O
,	O
asking	O
whether	O
the	O
activities	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
constitute	O
a	O
"	O
communication	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
"	O
and	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
,	O
whether	O
a	O
blocking	O
injunction	O
can	O
nevertheless	O
be	O
granted	O
against	O
ISPs	O
who	O
facilitate	O
infringing	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
European	O
Court	O
order	O
had	O
now	O
invalidated	O
the	O
2014	O
decision	O
,	O
ISPs	O
were	O
yet	O
again	O
forced	O
to	O
block	O
the	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
pending	O
the	O
Supreme	O
Court	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
September	O
2015	O
came	O
the	O
news	O
that	O
Norway	O
would	O
ban	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
including	O
6	O
other	O
web	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
blocking	O
is	O
done	O
using	O
DNS	B-Application
blocking	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Norway	O
's	O
two	O
biggest	O
internet	O
providers	O
Telenor	O
and	O
Altibox	O
blocked	O
their	O
users	O
access	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asker	O
and	O
Bærum	O
District	O
Court	O
rejected	O
demands	O
from	O
the	O
recording	O
artists	O
 '	O
copyright	O
organisation	O
TONO	O
against	O
Norway	O
's	O
largest	O
internet	O
provider	O
,	O
Telenor	O
,	O
to	O
have	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
blocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Vodafone	O
blocked	O
thepiratebay.se,	O
instead	O
redirecting	O
to	O
the	O
site	O
with	O
the	O
message	O
"	O
O	O
site	O
que	O
pretende	O
consultar	O
encontra-se	O
bloqueado	O
por	O
determinação	O
judicial.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
MEO	O
and	O
NOS	O
blocked	O
thepiratebay.se	B-Application
at	O
DNS	B-Protocol
level	O
,	O
showing	O
a	O
similar	O
message	O
"	O
O	O
site	O
a	O
que	O
se	O
pretende	O
aceder	O
encontra-se	O
bloqueado	O
na	O
sequência	O
do	O
cumprimento	O
de	O
ordem	O
judicial	O
"	O
(	O
The	O
site	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
access	O
is	O
blocked	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
compliance	O
with	O
court	O
order	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
File	O
sharing	O
and	O
video	O
streaming	O
sites	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
have	O
been	O
blocked	O
in	O
Qatar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RCS	O
&	O
RDS	O
,	O
UPC	O
Romania	O
,	O
Telekom	O
Romania	O
,	O
Nextgen	O
Communication	O
,	O
Digital	O
Cable	O
Systems	O
and	O
AKTA	O
Telekom	O
will	O
block	O
customers	O
access	O
to	O
three	O
piracy	O
sites	O
for	O
movies	O
and	O
serials	O
(	O
www.filmehd.net	O
,	O
www.filmeonline2013.biz	O
and	O
the	O
torrents	O
www.thepiratebay.org	O
)	O
being	O
no	O
longer	O
allowed	O
for	O
Internet	O
users	O
in	O
Romania	O
,	O
and	O
operators	O
must	O
prohibit	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
related	O
web	O
addresses	O
from	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
court	O
's	O
decision	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
being	O
permanently	O
blocked	O
by	O
the	O
method	O
of	O
DNS	B-Application
blocking	I-Application
access	O
of	O
the	O
clients	O
for	O
the	O
fixed	O
access	O
internet	O
services	O
to	O
the	O
websites	O
currently	O
accessible	O
at	O
the	O
online	O
locations	O
indicated	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
blocked	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
by	O
several	O
big	O
ISPs	O
throughout	O
the	O
country	O
as	O
the	O
state	O
blocks	O
sites	O
that	O
contain	O
files	O
or	O
references	O
to	O
files	O
that	O
infringe	O
copyright	O
laws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saudi	O
Arabian	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Culture	O
and	O
Information	O
blocked	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
multiple	O
other	O
torrenting	O
sites	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Vodafone	O
Spain	O
has	O
blocked	O
thepiratebay.org	B-Application
as	O
requested	O
by	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Interior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
29	O
March	O
2015	O
thepiratebay	B-Application
has	O
been	O
blocked	O
on	O
multiple	O
URLs	O
from	O
all	O
ISPs	O
According	O
to	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Culture	O
and	O
Sport	O
,	O
procedures	O
took	O
place	O
between	O
June	O
2014	O
and	O
November	O
2018	O
to	O
block	O
several	O
associated	O
domains	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
ending	O
in	O
.se	O
,	O
.org	O
,	O
.net	O
,	O
and	O
.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
's	O
Swedish	O
Internet	O
service	O
provider	O
lost	O
an	O
appeal	O
against	O
an	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
providing	O
service	O
to	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
service	O
provider	O
had	O
already	O
complied	O
with	O
an	O
earlier	O
order	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
thereafter	O
hosted	O
elsewhere	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
the	O
ISP	O
chose	O
also	O
to	O
block	O
their	O
customers	O
from	O
accessing	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
in	O
its	O
new	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
February	O
2017	O
Sweden	O
's	O
Patent	O
and	O
Market	O
Court	O
of	O
Appeal	O
decided	O
that	O
a	O
broadband	O
provider	O
must	O
block	O
its	O
customers	O
from	O
accessing	O
file	O
sharing	O
site	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
overruling	O
a	O
district	O
court	O
ruling	O
to	O
the	O
contrary	O
from	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
blocked	O
in	O
Turkey	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
September	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
blocked	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
from	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
thepiratebay.ae	O
mirror	O
was	O
recently	O
created	O
to	O
circumvent	O
blockade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
High	O
Court	O
in	O
London	O
ruled	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
facilitates	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operators	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
were	O
not	O
represented	O
at	O
the	O
hearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
source	O
at	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
received	O
12	O
million	O
more	O
visitors	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
after	O
the	O
ban	O
than	O
it	O
had	O
ever	O
received	O
before	O
,	O
commenting	O
"	O
We	O
should	O
write	O
a	O
thank	O
you	O
note	O
to	O
the	O
BPI.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
BT	O
has	O
adapted	O
its	O
Cleanfeed	B-Application
system	O
to	O
enforce	O
the	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
commented	O
"	O
As	O
usual	O
there	O
are	O
easy	O
ways	O
to	O
circumvent	O
the	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Use	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
service	O
to	O
be	O
anonymous	O
and	O
get	O
an	O
uncensored	O
Internet	O
access	O
,	O
you	O
should	O
do	O
this	O
anyhow.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
study	O
by	O
Lund	O
University	O
suggested	O
a	O
40%	O
rise	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
15	O
-	O
to	O
25-year-olds	O
using	O
VPNs	B-Application
since	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attempting	O
to	O
access	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
via	O
BT	O
will	O
produce	O
the	O
message	O
"	O
Error	O
–	O
site	O
blocked	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
ISPs	O
show	O
a	O
message	O
explaining	O
the	O
court	O
order	O
,	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
logo	O
and	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
BPI	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
proxy	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
website	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Party	O
UK	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
following	O
a	O
threat	O
of	O
legal	O
action	O
by	O
the	O
British	O
Phonographic	O
Industry	O
.	O
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