# List of websites blocked in Singapore

This is a list of websites that are blocked in Singapore. These websites are mainly unlicensed gambling, pimping (known as vice related activities), copyright infringement/piracy, and for spreading falsehoods. Some websites may be blocked because they are suspected scam websites. Websites that are blocked in Singapore are easily circumvented by a DNS change without the need to use a VPN.
As of 2019, there were 202 vice-related websites blocked by Singaporean authorities.

## Table of blocked websites

| Site name | Domain or URL | Type of site | Reason | Applicable law | Implementation date |
| 123Movies | 123movies.as | Illegal streaming site | copyright infringement | Copyright Act | September 2022 |
| Ashley Madison | ashleymadison.com | online dating service | "promotes and facilitates extramarital affairs" | | November 2013 |
| Asia Sentinel | asiasentinel.com | America-based blog about Asia | "not complying with POFMA correction direction" | POFMA | 2 June 2023 |
| Lawyers for Liberty | lawyersforliberty.org | human rights NGO | "non-compliance" with a correction direction issued against a statement on its website | POFMA | 23 January 2020 |
| The Pirate Bay | thepiratebay.org | BitTorrent index of digital content | copyright infringing/piracy | Copyright Act | May 2018 |
| Playboy | playboy.com | American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine | nudity | | 1996 |
| Pornhub | pornhub.com | pornography video sharing site | Blocked due to pornography | | May 2016 |
| Redtube | redtube.com | pornography video sharing site | "symbolic statement" of the country's societal values | | May 2018 |
| Solarmovie | Solarmovie.ph | BitTorrent index of digital content | copyright infringing/piracy | Copyright Act | February 2016 |
| SportsBay | sportsbay.es | Illegal streaming site | copyright infringement | Copyright Act | September 2022 |
| States Times Review | | Socio-political website | defamation of Singapore government | POFMA | November 2018 |
| YouPorn | youporn.com | pornography video sharing site | "symbolic statement" of the country's societal values | | May 2018 |
| KickassTorrents | | BitTorrent index of digital content | copyright infringing/piracy | Copyright Act | May 2018 |
| WatchSeries | watchseries.ninja | Illegal streaming site | copyright infringement | Copyright Act | September 2022 |
| Zao Bao Daily | zaobaodaily.com | inauthentic news website | "potential hostile information threat" | Broadcasting Act | October 2024 |
| Singapore Info Map | singaporeinfomap.com | inauthentic news website | "potential hostile information threat" | Broadcasting Act | October 2024 |
| Singapore Era | Singaporeera.com | inauthentic news website | "potential hostile information threat" | Broadcasting Act | October 2024 |
| Singapore Dao Times | Singdaotimes.com | inauthentic news website | "potential hostile information threat" | Broadcasting Act | October 2024 |
| Today in Singapore | Todayinsg.com | inauthentic news website | "potential hostile information threat" | Broadcasting Act | October 2024 |
| Lion City Life | Lioncitylife.com | inauthentic news website | "potential hostile information threat" | Broadcasting Act | October 2024 |
| Singapura Now | Singapuranow.com | inauthentic news website | "potential hostile information threat" | Broadcasting Act | October 2024 |
| Voice of Asia Singapore | Voasg.com | inauthentic news website | "potential hostile information threat" | Broadcasting Act | October 2024 |
| Singdao PR | Singdaopr.com | inauthentic news website | "potential hostile information threat" | Broadcasting Act | October 2024 |
| Alamak.io | Alamak.io | inauthentic news website | "potential hostile information threat" | Broadcasting Act | October 2024 |
| GenderGP | gendergp.com | Online gender clinic | public health risk | | December 2024 |
| Polymarket | polymarket.com | Predictive crypto gambling site | Unlawful gambling | Gambling Control Act | December 2024 |

## Media coverage

On 1 March 2022, the Asia Video Industry Association's Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) announced that it had obtained a court order from the Singapore High Court for the blocking of 30 illegal streaming sites and nearly 150 domain names associated with those sites.
On 28 September 2022, CAP stated that it had obtained a further court order for the blocking of a total of 245 domain names which provided access to 30 illegal streaming sites.