Spain Blocks Archive.today Without a Court Order, Redirecting Users to an 'Illegal Website' Warning
Spain Orders Blocks on Archive.today and Its Mirrors
Spain's Intellectual Property Commission has ordered the blocking of Archive.today and its mirrors, with no court ruling required. Spanish users are now redirected to a government page declaring they are trying to access an "illegal" website and accusing them of facilitating copyright infringement. The block relies on a complaint and a censorship protocol built for speed.
The page then warns that by trying to access the content, the user "is contributing to an illegal and criminal activity, and putting at risk your own security, that of your data and devices."