Websites blocked in Belgium


The precise number of websites blocked in Belgium is unknown. Blocking may vary from one Internet Service Provider to another with some sites blocked by some ISPs and not by others.
Site blocks in Belgium are at this moment based on DNS Hijacking which has the possibilities of circumventing using proxies or DNS over HTTPS.

Verification

There is no official complete register of blocked sites. Blocked content includes:
The only reported technique used by Belgian ISPs to block such websites is DNS Hijacking where requests toward the blocked websites would be redirected to a government owned web page: the "StopPage".

Court-ordered blocked websites

These are the sites explicitly listed and blocked by court cases in Belgium.

Site name
Domain or URL
Type of site
Reason
ISPs in Court Case
Blocked By
Start date
Resolution date
The Pirate Bay
  • thepiratebay.se
  • thepiratebay.org
  • thepiratebay.net
  • thepiratebay.com
  • thepiratebay.nu
  • piratebay.org
  • piratebay.net
  • piratebay.se
  • piratebay.no
  • jimkeyser.se
  • ripthepiratebay.com
Torrent IndexerCopyright
  • Proximus
  • Telenet
  • Proximus
  • Telenet
  • Numericable
  • Mobistar
  • Voo
    		• November 2011-

    Unilaterally blocked websites

    These are the sites blocked by some ISPs in Belgium without any known related court-order. It is believed that these blockings are the result of pressure by the Belgian Anti-piracy Federation who threatened ISPs with heavy legal fees should they not comply with their request. The list of ISPs below is probably incomplete as each ISP can decide individually on the matter.

    Case name
    Domain or URL
    Type of site
    Reason
    Blocked by
    Start date
    Resolution date
    The Pirate Bay
    • thepiratebay.se
    • depiraatbaai.be
    		Torrent IndexerCopyright
  • Proximus
  • Mobistar
  • Numericable
  • Telenet
  • Voo
    		• December 2011
    IsoHunt
  • isohunt.com
    		• Torrent IndexerCopyright
  • Proximus
  • Mobistar
  • Numericable
  • Telenet
  • Voo
    		• unknownSite moved to new domain in October 2013
    KickAssTorrents
    • kat.ph
    • kickass.to
    		Torrent IndexerCopyright
  • Proximus
  • Mobistar
  • Numericable
  • Telenet
  • Voo
    		• August 2013
    BitSnoop
  • bitsnoop.com
    		• Torrent IndexerCopyright
  • Proximus
  • Mobistar
  • Telenet
  • Voo
    		• August 2013
    ExtraTorrent
  • extratorrent.cc
    		• Torrent IndexerCopyright
  • Proximus
  • Mobistar
  • Telenet
  • Voo
    		• August 2013
    h33t
  • h33t.com
    		• Torrent IndexerCopyright
  • Proximus
  • Mobistar
  • Numericable
  • Telenet
  • Voo
    		• August 2013Site moved to new domain in December 2013
    monova
    • monova.org
    		Torrent IndexerCopyright
  • Proximus
  • Mobistar
  • Telenet
  • Voo
    		• unknown
    TorrentReactor
  • torrentreactor.net
    		• Torrent IndexerCopyright
  • Proximus
  • Mobistar
  • Numericable
  • Telenet
  • Voo
    		• unknown
    TorrentHound
  • torrenthound.com
    		• Torrent IndexerCopyright
  • Proximus
  • Mobistar
  • Telenet
  • Voo
    		• unknown
    Yify Subtitles
  • yifysubtitles.com
    		• Movie SubtitlesCopyright
  • Proximus
  • Telenet
    		• February 2016
    InterPlanetary FileSystem
  • ipfs.io
    		• Blockchain backed file sharingCopyright ?
  • Telenet
    		• May 2020

    Gambling regulations blocked websites

    The list of blocked gambling websites is the only official publicly available and maintained blocklist in Belgium. The list is available on the official Belgian Gaming Commission website.