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Sky blocked

Joni2021 — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:12:16 GMT

Sky all of a sudden has blocked a website I always use and I don't even have sky shield activated. I can't understand what's happening all of a sudden

Re: Sky blocked

Mark39 — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:15:07 GMT

Can you expand on 'blocked? Is there an error message? Sky don't intentionally block websites unless required to do so to meet legal requirements.

Re: Sky blocked

Joni2021 — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:17:38 GMT

It just says access blocked and website not available through sky. I had one of my friends try on their laptop (also a sky customer) and they got onto it without any problems. I have my shield disabled and have never had a problem with this site before. Now my phone, and laptop can't access this page.

Re: Sky blocked

Mark39 — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:00:22 GMT

If your Sky customer friend can access the site, it can't be blocked. Try turning off your Sky Hub at the plug for 30 minutes or so to give you a new IP address and see if that resolves it.

Re: Sky blocked

Chrisee — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:43:02 GMT

@Joni2021 some browsers will block access to sites that are considered unsafe usually where the web address starts http: rather than the secure https: could that be the problem?

If not post the web address and someone can check for you.

Re: Sky blocked

jamesn123 — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:00:13 GMT

@Joni2021

Post the address of the site and a screenshot of the error

Re: Sky blocked

Joni2021 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 01:07:07 GMT

ww3.watchmovie.movie

I have been using this site for over a year. Everyone else I know can still use the site, it hasn't been shut down.

Re: Sky blocked

Joni2021 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 01:07:45 GMT

I will definitely try this. Thanks

Re: Sky blocked

cookiemonsteruk — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 01:20:50 GMT

@Joni2021

Its a court order to protect copyright :-

Sorry, this website watchmovie.movie is not available through Sky.

We are required by Court order to prevent access to this site in order to help protect against copyright or trademark infringement.

Sky customer

More information on why this web site is blocked

Go to Sky.com

NOW Broadband member

More information on why this web site is blocked

Go to nowtv.com

Re: Sky blocked

Chrisee — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:30:06 GMT

@Joni2021 according to the list here Watchmovie was blocked by a Court Order issued in 2016. Pirate sites try to get round these restrictions by changing their web addresses and the ISPs play wack-a-mole so its only a metter of time before all of the major ISPs apply a block.

Not a wise move to complain about not to be able to pirate movies on Sky's forum.😉

Re: Sky blocked

Joni2021 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:36:04 GMT

I tried turning everything off but nothing changed. Still says the same message, and again I do not have the restrictions switched on.

Re: Sky blocked

Joni2021 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:37:59 GMT

It is a https:// website. I'm so confused

Re: Sky blocked

Joni2021 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:39:34 GMT

I know, but like I said no one else has this problem.

Re: Sky blocked

cookiemonsteruk — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:44:00 GMT

@Joni2021

Well as a court order it must be obeyed by all isps . Can only assumed othes are using vpn

Re: Sky blocked

JPR007 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:49:09 GMT

@Joni2021 I think you are totally missing the point here.
The website you have mentioned, as others have found, is hosting or providing material that is protected by copyright law, illegally, for free, which is fraud, and a court has ordered ISP's to ban access to that website as a result.

Quite why it isn't blocked on other ISP's or whatever I'm not sure, but there isn't anything you can do to get it unblocked as it is currently in your situation, and you don't have a leg to stand on to get a "pirate site" unblocked.

Re: Sky blocked

jamesn123 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:23:37 GMT

@Joni2021

Not being funny but the site is clearly illegal maybe you should go and pay for what you want to watch instead.

Also FYI I am on Sky and get the same message so its certainly a block by Sky and other ISPs will likely follow soon.