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Internet Filtering Statistics

Not only adult content is being blocked

The domains in these categories were identified by keyword searches and then double-checked by hand to ensure the categorisation was accurate.

Sites relating to keywords related to Number of blocked domains identified Number of domains still blocked Current ISP blocks
Addiction, substance abuse support sites 185 91 287
Charities and non-profit organisations 98 17 24
Counselling, support, and mental health 112 77 191
Domestic violence and sexual abuse support 59 14 42
LGBTQ+ sites 114 39 121
School websites 161 23 52

The domains in these categories were identified by keyword searches.

Sites relating to keywords related to Number of blocked domains identified through search Number of domains still blocked Current ISP blocks
Building and building supplies 58 23 54
CBD oils, CBD-related, and hemp products 112 91 505
Drainage and drain unblocking services 99 2 2
Photography sites 1372 513 1340
Religious (Christian) sites 37 8 19
Weddings and wedding photographers 4012 1480 3152
VPN sites 23 15 55

All kinds of sites are reported as blocked

In March 2019, we looked at all the domains that people had reported to an ISP through Blocked as an incorrect block. We categorised all the domains.

Category for Submitted Reports Number of reported domains Number of domains unblocked after reporting
Counselling, Support, and Mental Health 122 98
Charity and non-profit 68 55
Advice Sites (Drugs, Alcohol, Abuse) 52 44
Music 50 41
Weddings and Wedding Photographers 44 40
Tech, IT and Software 41 21
Adult, Pornography, and Escort Services 40 1
LGBTQ+ 40 27
Alcohol-related (non-sales) sites 36 8
Sport and leisure 35 30
Arts, Crafts, and Sculpture 32 24
Builders and Building Supplies 32 27
Household, household repairs and DIY 32 32
Health 25 19
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ISP Responses to reports

Network/Year Unresolved non-policy block count Unresolved policy block count Resolved & blocked against policy
BT
2017 0 0 0
2018 0 0 2
2019 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0
2024 0 0 0
BT-Strict
2018 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0
Cloudflare family
2020 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0
2024 0 0 0
EE
2018 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0
2024 0 0 0
O2
2017 0 0 0
2018 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0
2024 0 0 0
OpenDNS
2020 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0
2024 0 0 0
Plusnet
2019 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0
2024 0 0 0
Sky
2018 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0
2024 0 0 0
T-Mobile
2020 0 0 0
TalkTalk
2017 0 0 0
2018 0 0 0
2019 0 0 1
2020 0 0 3
2021 0 0 1
2022 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0
2024 0 0 0
Three
2018 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0
2024 0 0 0
VirginMedia
2018 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0
2024 0 0 0
Vodafone
2018 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0
2021 0 0 0
2022 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0
2024 0 0 0

Reply stats by ISP

Network/Year Reports Sent Total replies received Avg reply interval
BT
2017 2 0
2018 51 99 214 days
2019 144 272 260 days
2020 103 191 248 days
2021 110 204 82 days
2022 7 13
2023 24 46
2024 21 13
BT-Strict
2018 28 49 90 days
2019 142 268 207 days
2020 101 202 178 days
2021 157 310 129 days
2022 176 217
2023 105 139
Cloudflare family
2020 17 3
2021 111 0
2022 106 0
2023 76 0
2024 86 0
EE
2018 18 38 108 days
2019 85 168 81 days
2020 53 71 53 days
2021 58 90 72 days
2022 36 26
2023 30 25
2024 17 17
O2
2017 3 0
2018 5 0
2019 60 62 132 days
2020 60 58 72 days
2021 72 84 44 days
2022 28 49
2023 46 67
2024 29 19
OpenDNS
2020 30 130 101 days
2021 62 265 102 days
2022 33 170
2023 54 312
2024 28 154
Plusnet
2019 53 0
2020 35 0
2021 68 0
2022 31 0
2023 29 0
2024 8 0
Sky
2018 29 46 106 days
2019 121 150 118 days
2020 67 102 82 days
2021 33 61 14 days
2022 2 4
2023 4 8
2024 15 18
T-Mobile
2020 1 1
TalkTalk
2017 3 0
2018 18 0
2019 151 128 178 days
2020 106 105 188 days
2021 191 88 76 days
2022 83 74
2023 69 62
2024 50 104
Three
2018 11 16 222 days
2019 121 192 75 days
2020 74 152 65 days
2021 68 117 60 days
2022 48 51
2023 35 71
2024 29 63
VirginMedia
2018 9 6 11 days
2019 77 20 393 days
2020 122 0
2021 177 178 191 days
2022 210 264
2023 197 292
2024 57 71
Vodafone
2018 4 4 21 days
2019 90 98 376 days
2020 86 85
2021 92 89
2022 108 13
2023 136 83
2024 141 106

Alexa top 100,000 sites

Blocked sites as a proportion of total sites checked

ISP Blocks by top-level domain

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Misc UK domains