17 May 2012

The nation this morning has woken up to Internet censorship gone mad.

According to reports, popular BitTorrent site, The Pirate Bay has been blocked by major internet service providers in India. Those trying to access these sites are being greeted with a banner that reads "Access to this site has been blocked as per Court Orders".

The list of banned sites also includes KickAssTorrents and BitSnoop. It has so far been confirmed that the Reliance Communications and Zylog Wi5 are among the ISPs, who have blocked these sites. Users of Airtel's internet service are reportedly still able to access torrents, although it's not expected to last for long.

Shockingly, along with the torrent sites, one of the worlds leading video sharing websites Vimeo has also been banned. A move that frankly makes no sense and that will affect film makers across the country.

The Pirate Bay in the meantime has posted a guide to set up a private proxy server, to help users get past the blockade.