{
  "slug": "blocked-org",
  "category": "online-privacy-tools",
  "name": "Blocked.org",
  "description": "Open Rights Group tool that checks whether a website is blocked by the filters of UK mobile and broadband Internet service providers.",
  "website": "https://www.blocked.org.uk",
  "source": "https://github.com/OpenRightsGroup/blocked-org-uk",
  "license": "GPL-3.0",
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "GB",
    "name": "United Kingdom",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": "agreement"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 66,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Blocked.org scores 66 out of 100 (grade C) on the privacy test tools criteria. It meets 4 of 8 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales, tells users about requests and TLS configuration. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry and transparency report. It does not meet independent audit and security headers. It is based in the United Kingdom: Five Eyes member; GDPR-style data protection law; CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade F.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/online-privacy-tools/blocked-org/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/online-privacy-tools/blocked-org/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/OpenRightsGroup/blocked-org-uk/blob/master/LICENSE-code",
      "note": "Front end is GPL-3.0; the API and backend are published as openrightsgroup/Blocking-Middleware under GPL-3.0."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.openrightsgroup.org/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "Self-hosted Matomo analytics is on by default, with an opt-out and Do Not Track support; no third-party analytics."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://action.openrightsgroup.org/make-one-donation-support-blocked",
      "note": "Funded by donations to Open Rights Group, which states it never sells personal data."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.openrightsgroup.org/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "The privacy policy states unwarranted law enforcement requests are refused, but no request counts are published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.openrightsgroup.org/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "The privacy policy promises to notify affected users of law enforcement requests unless legally prohibited."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.blocked.org.uk&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.blocked.org.uk",
      "note": "Grade F (0/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "F",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:19.946Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}