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Torrent sites, Vimeo blocked in India

Although the government has not confirmed the move, news out of India is that there has been a massive blocking of torrent and other video-sharing sites.

Sites like The Pirate Bay, KickAssTorrents, BitSnoop and Vimeo have allegedly all been blocked from access in the nation. ISPs, "as per instructions from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)," have banned access and users will be met with a screen that says something to that effect.



While the ban on the Pirate Bay is certainly not the first in the site's infamous history, Vimeo being blocked has shocked some residents. The site is one of the popular video-sharing sites in the world, and is a hub for amateur filmmakers to share their new work.

The site is much more similar to YouTube than it is to The Pirate Bay, although YouTube is still standing block-free.

It also appears that some ISPs are still letting customers access the sites, but Reliance Communications and Zylog Wi5 are certainly not.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 7 May 2012 13:55

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• 9 comments

• NHS2008

  Nope. They're all working! Hopefully they will remain that way...
  Please sign and share this petition among your colleagues..
  MPs of India: Support the Annulment Motion to Protect Internet Freedom #stopitrules
  

  
  

  8.5.2012 07:33 #1

• ddp

  edit your sig to conform to forum specs ASAP.
  

  8.5.2012 08:46 #2

• NHS2008

  Originally posted by ddp: edit your sig to conform to forum specs ASAP. eh? This is the edited one after last warning...I will just remove it when I get home.
  

  
  

  8.5.2012 09:21 #3

• Jakeferndo (unverified)

  You could always go to the theslyratebay.com

  8.5.2012 14:25 #4

• satire1234 (unverified)

  pirate bay aint working!
  WTF?

  12.5.2012 13:56 #5

• Alex04

  Originally posted by satire1234: pirate bay aint working!
  WTF? You can use PirateRay.com to download anonymously

  16.5.2012 03:33 #6

• only_moin (unverified)

  Originally posted by Jakeferndo: You could always go to the theslyratebay.com God!! that was hillarious!! :) thanks man

  17.5.2012 20:02 #7

• attar

  Pity they can't block those calls from India where 'Kevin' and 'Mary' offer to clean my ducts for a special price.
  

  18.5.2012 20:41 #8

• mark.ackley (unverified)

  You can still access these blocked torrent as well as other blocked websites by using AnchorFrees Hotspot Shield VPN.
  
  Its very helpful and easy to use and available in free version as well.
  
  Check it out here: hotspotshield.com

  7.6.2012 02:28 #9