
The block page if a user tries to access a blacklisted site, displayed in both English and Japanese. Currently in use since 2011.
This is a complete list of websites banned in El Kadsre by their ministry of culture. Many of these bans are enacted due to controversy or conflicts with local laws. The two most common causes for sites to become banned is if they promote hate speech & hate crimes or address concerns with piracy. It is illegal to bypass El Kadsre's filtering system under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, also known as CFAA, and violators are subject to disciplinary action. If a user attempts to visit a site blacklisted by the ministry, they will be greeted by a screen stating that they are not allowed to visit the site, with the option of contacting the ministry to whitelist the aforementioned site. However, some websites can become blacklisted on accident, and contacting the ministry will have a good chance of lifting the ban. As of 2010, more than 500 websites have been banned by the El Kadsreian Ministry of Culture, which increased to 7,908 in 2020.
Process[]
In order for a website to be banned, a fellow person must fill out a detailed questionnaire and provide URLs to the site's most graphic or extreme content. The site is then reviewed by three trained "raters", all of which work for the Ministry of Culture.
Ban list[]
NOTE: This lists only major websites.
Website | Domains | Category | Date Passed | Reason(s) | Note(s) |
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AliceSoft | alicesoft.com | Gaming | 1999 | Banned due to pornographic content in the games featured, some of which involve minors. | Bypassing the filter will still not work, as the site is blacklisted outside Japan. |
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals | peta.org | Animal rights | 2003 | Banned due to the promotion of animal cruelty in their flash games and radicalization concerns. | The Ministry of Culture designated PETA as a foreign terrorist organization and banned their website as a result. Bypassing the filter will still not work, as the group does not have a El Kadsreian Islands server for their website |
Somethingpedia | somethingpedia.com | Wiki/forum | 2004 | Banned due to unknown reasons. Ban was lifted in 2005. | The website is headquartered in El Kadsre. It was moved to Vicnora for about a year. |
MegaUpload, Mega | mega.nz | File sharing | 2011, 2013 | Banned due to copyright concerns over users being able to upload illegally downloaded shows, movies, and video games. EKMIC also blocked Mega.nz in 2013 due to connections to MegaUpload. | |
Freedom From Religion Foundation | ffrf.org | Atheists' rights | 2013 | Banned for "promoting verbal hate crimes" | The Ministry of Culture designated the Freedom from Religion Foundation as a hate group and banned their website as a result. Bypassing the filter will still not work, as the group does not have a El Kadsreian Islands server for their website |
Humanists International | humanistsinternational.org, iheu.org | Humanists' rights | 2013 | "Promoting verbal hate crimes" | EKMIC accused Humanists Internatiomal (formerly International Humanist and Ethical Union) for "promoting verbal hate crimes" and designated it as a hate crime group, blocking their website. IHEU condemned the designation, because of EKMIC's action against humanist sites. |
The Pirate Bay, RARBG KickassTorrents, Torrentz, IsoHunt, ExtraTorrent, 1337x, EZTV, Zooqle, YTS | Various | File sharing | 2013 | Copyright concerns | |
Chimpmania | chimpmania.com
chimpout.com |
Forum | 2014 | Banned due to hate speech (Racism) | |
iEmulators | iemulators.org | Gaming | 2014 | Banned due to a complaint from Nintendo regarding copyright concerns. | The Ministry of Culture considered iEmulators to be a hacking site after it can address game piracy on older Nintendo platforms. |
Popcorn Time | popcorntime.movie, popcorntime.tv, popcorntime.tw | Video streaming | 2015 | Banned due to copyright concerns over film piracy. | The ban was enacted after Voltage Pictures had sued eleven people for illegally streaming films on the site. |
Encyclopedia Dramatica | encyclopediadramaticaonline.com | Wiki | 2015 | Banned due to hate speech and extremely graphic content | Bypassing the filter will not work as the El Kadsreian Islands server for the website currently only covers Mahri |
CoolROM.com | coolrom.com | Gaming | 2015 | Banned due to a complaint from Approach Software (Nintendo's EKI affiliate) regarding copyright concerns. | Attempting to view pages for Nintendo ROMs will return with a "site blocked" page. |
The Sun | thesun.co.uk | News | 2016 | Banned due to misinformation | |
Truthdig | truthdig.com | News | 2018 | Banned due to it's left-wing stance "echoing far-left propaganda" | |
Bestgore | bestgore.com | Video streaming | 2019 | Only blocked on certain ISPs | |
8Chan | Imageboard | August 2019 | Banned due to concerns of hosting child pornography and promoting hate speech. | ||
Omegle | omegle.com | Online chat service | 2020 | Banned due to promoting racism and child pornography. | OmeTV would also be banned. |
IMGSRC.RU | imgsrc.ru | File sharing website | February 2020 | Banned due to concerns of hosting child pornography. | |
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News | May 2020 | Banned due to fake news and misinformation | |
KidsChat | kidschat.net | Chatroom | June 2020 | Banned due to concerns of exploitation of minors. | |
Fox News | foxnews.com | News | January 7, 2021 | Blocked due to connections with January 6 US Capitol storming and general misinformation. | |
Wish | wish.com | E-commerce | January 2022 | Banned due to rampant scam and sale of counterfeit goods. | |
Sputnik | sputnik.com | News | February 26, 2022 | Banned to prevent propaganda with Russia-Ukraine war. | |
Rossiya Segodnya | rossiyasegodnya.com | News | February 26, 2022 | Banned to prevent propaganda with Russia-Ukraine war. | |
VK | vk.com | Entertainment | March 19, 2022 | Banned to prevent propaganda with Russia-Ukraine war. | |
Odnoklassniki | ok.ru | Social Media | March 19, 2022 | Banned to prevent propaganda with Russia-Ukraine war as well as other concerns such as child pornography hosting and film piracy. | |
RT | rt.com | News | March 19, 2022 | Banned to prevent propaganda with Russia-Ukraine war. | |
Russian Standard | www.russianstandardvodka.com | Alcoholic beverage | March 19, 2022 | Banned due to sanctions on Russia following the Russia-Ukraine war. | |
TikTok | tiktok.com | Social Media | May 13, 2023 | Blocked on grounds of sexual exploitation of children, as well as privacy concerns | |
Temu | temu.com | E-commerce | September 10, 2024 | Blocked due to several complaints of scams related to Temu | |
Shein | shein.com | E-commerce | January 9, 2025 | Blocked due to sale of clothes containing carcinogens and other toxic materials. | |
X (formerly Twitter) | x.com
twitter.com |
Social media | January 21, 2025 | Blocked due to Elon Musk's Nazi salute during Trump's second inauguration as US president. The Ministry of Culture vowed to unblock access to X if Musk agrees to pay EK$5 million in fines for promoting far-right ideas on his website. | |
Tesla | tesla.com | Automobiles | January 21, 2025 | For the same reasons as X/Twitter. | |
xAI | x.ai | Artificial intelligence | January 21, 2025 | For the same reasons as X/Twitter. | |
Neuralink | neuralink.com | Neurotechnology | January 21, 2025 | For the same reasons as X/Twitter. | |
Starlink | starlink.com | Telecommunications | January 21, 2025 | For the same reasons as X/Twitter. |
Decrees[]
- Certain keywords are blacklisted.