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ThePirateBay No Longer Blocked On Vodafone?

AlanS181824

Hi there,

I heard about TPB being taken down and now about it's imminent relaunch, I went to the website and to my surprise I could access it and there's a large timer on it counting down to something.

It's the actual URL to TPB and not a mirror/clone, I had my friend on Meteor/UPC check it and both were still blocked, I'm on Three and it's still blocked.

However, I've Vodafone and it isn't blocked!

I'm kind of hoping that maybe they've begun to refuse blocking it? Free access to the World Wide Web, no restrictions etc but at the same time it's probably a lapse in their filters.

I haven't any VPN/Proxy going but could someone else on Vodafone check?

Cheers.

Website is here.

*Message to mods: This thread is not about circumventing any sort of blocks on this site or access pirated content, it is merely a question as to whether other customers can access it or not.

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ED E

Its counting UP, its the time its been offline.

AlanS181824

ED E wrote: »

Its counting UP, its the time its been offline.

Grand, why have Vodafone unblocked it though?

You're a UPC customer aren't you? So presuming it's still blocked.

I really am hoping Vodafone have just said... Feck off, we're not blocking it anymore...

michael999999

Not working for me!

ED E

Sure you havent changed your DNS settings? The blocks are DNS based so using a non ISP DNS server will cause them to resolve as normal.

AlanS181824

ED E wrote: »

Sure you havent changed your DNS settings? The blocks are DNS based so using a non ISP DNS server will cause them to resolve as normal.

Nope, tried it on my computer, laptop, tablet and phone and all work.

Got a friend also on Vodafone to try and it's unblocked now too.

This is interesting.

AlanS181824

michael999999 wrote: »

Not working for me!

Have you Vodafone At Home? Vodafone Mobile?

NTC

It is working for me, showing a clock that counts up.

I am vodafone@home

Bored_lad

Eircom here using default dns settings and its not blocked for me.

AlanS181824

Three. (Blocked.)

UPC. (Blocked.)

Meteor. (Blocked.)

Vodafone. (Not blocked.)

ED E

Vodafone are in breach of a High Court order so. Assume IRMA will be sending legal letters when they realize.

braddun

https://www.reddit.com/r/thepiratebay/comments/2qn669/so_the_site_is_offlinecould_be_good_could_be_bad/

michael999999

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Have you Vodafone At Home? Vodafone Mobile?

At home fibre!

AlanS181824

michael999999 wrote: »

At home fibre!

Yep, I've the same.

I've another friend on regular DSL Vodafone Broadband and it also isn't blocked.

AlanS181824

ED E wrote: »

Vodafone are in breach of a High Court order so. Assume IRMA will be sending legal letters when they realize.

What're the repercussions of that then?

I do hope they've put their foot down and said enough is enough with this whole blocking business.

guil

Working for me on Vodafone mobile and home bb.

ED E

AlanS181824 wrote: »

What're the repercussions of that then?

I do hope they've put their foot down and said enough is enough with this whole blocking business.

IRMA/SonyBMGs lawyers will tell em to reinstate the block, and if they refuse they'll presumably take them to court.

TBH its probably just a screwup, the site was seized and somebody was like "oh, no need to block that now" and removed the DNS override.

AlanS181824

ED E wrote: »

IRMA/SonyBMGs lawyers will tell em to reinstate the block, and if they refuse they'll presumably take them to court.

TBH its probably just a screwup, the site was seized and somebody was like "oh, no need to block that now" and removed the DNS override.

It's pointless blocking it in the first place though as there are literally thousands of mirrors/clones.

You type TPB into Google and it'll return clones alongside the real website!

We'll have to wait and see what happens I guess!

stevek93

Not blocked on UPC either, https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-domain-back-online-waving-a-pirate-flag-141221/

shruikan2553

AlanS181824 wrote: »

What're the repercussions of that then?

I do hope they've put their foot down and said enough is enough with this whole blocking business.

They don't really have a choice. UPC forced a court case before they would block it but now it is. Vodafone can try but I can't see any different result. Welcome to the internet, where a private business can dictate what you can and can't see....poorly.

3 and eircom blocked for me.

Spear

Some of these ISP blocks are half-assed and simplistic. E.g. if you go to KAT on UPC by https, it redirects to a site on the UPC side, which most browsers won't open as the SSL cert CN doesn't match the KAT domain name. It's more likely there's another IP that's serving TPB that they haven't manually blocked/redirected yet.

mass_debater

I'm on Eircom and thepiratebay.se is no longer blocked, although just displaying a ticker of the time the site has been down

dalta5billion

If I remember correctly, the original eircom High Court order stipulated that if The Pirate Bay ever in the future began complying with copyright law, it could be unblocked by Eircom.

Also EDE, I believe Eircom did IP-based blocking of TPB.

Callanutd

The blocks are pointless. proxies, mirrors, multiple other sites. Block one, 3 more spring up.

Johnboy1951

dalta5billion wrote: »

If I remember correctly, the original eircom High Court order stipulated that if The Pirate Bay ever in the future began complying with copyright law, it could be unblocked by Eircom.

Also EDE, I believe Eircom did IP-based blocking of TPB.

Yes, Eircom had blocked it based on URL/IP ..... presently unblocked ..... but nothing to see except the fact that it is down, which those who wanted it blocked might like to have freely available ........... just to show us all they are powerful!

ED E

Oh ok, eircom were more thorough than UPC then so.

The ISPs known its an absolute waste of time, its a bureaucratic headache theyd love to be without, but once the High Court says jump they have to jump. Its the judicial system that doesn't cop that its wasting everyones time.

Gonzo

thepiratebay.se now back working on eircom as well, can't see the point in blocking it anymore as the site no longer has any use to anybody.

Kristopherus

Gonzo wrote: »

thepiratebay.se now back working on eircom as well, can't see the point in blocking it anymore as the site no longer has any use to anybody.

Blocked on Eircom now:mad::mad::mad:

mass_debater

Kristopherus wrote: »

Blocked on Eircom now:mad::mad::mad:

Not for me, still shows timer

Kristopherus

mass_debater wrote: »

Not for me, still shows timer

Well, well. If I type piratebay.se into the Google search bar, I get a notice from Eircom to ring a range of numbers. However if I click on the link on the OP I get the countdown screen;).

Spear

Kristopherus wrote: »

Well, well. If I type piratebay.se into the Google search bar, I get a notice from Eircom to ring a range of numbers. However if I click on the link on the OP I get the countdown screen;).

Wait, Eircom are also hijacking Google searches now?