# Spain Blocks Archive.today Service

> Spain blocks Archive.today and its mirrors citing copyright violations
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- Summary: Spain blocks Archive.today and its mirrors citing copyright violations Spain blocked Archive.today domains via administrative order, not court ruling, to…
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- Source: Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights — https://reclaimthenet.org/spain-blocks-archive-today-and-mirrors
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- Topics: spain, archive.today, intellectual property commission, censorship, mirror sites, copyright enforcement, ministry of culture, technology, startups
## Spain blocks Archive.today
Spain's Intellectual Property Commission ordered blocking of Archive.today domains without court ruling.

> El acceso a esta página ha sido bloqueado mediante Resolución de la Sección Segunda de la Comisión de Propiedad Intelectual
## User warning message
Users see a government page accusing them of facilitating illegal access to protected content.

> ESTÁ USTED INTENTANDO ACCEDER A UN SITIO WEB ILEGAL
## Censorship protocol
Spain uses a 2021 protocol to block mirror sites within 24 hours of notice.

> mirror sites within 24 hours of receiving notice from a technical committee
## Archive.today service
Archive.today saves web page snapshots for researchers and journalists.

> saves snapshots of web pages, allowing users to view sites and articles that have been removed or altered
## Blocking scope
The block affects Archive.today, Archive.is, Archive.ph, and Archive.li domains.

> Archive.today, Archive.is, Archive.ph, and Archive.li
## Key takeaway

Spain blocked Archive.today domains via administrative order, not court ruling, to prevent access to archived content.