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What websites are blocked with Residential Proxies?

Written by Ann

IPRoyal blocks access to certain websites on Residential Proxies. These blocks protect our network and our clients. What you can access depends on your identity verification status and total spending.


Websites Blocked by Default

Some websites carry a high risk of legal or financial trouble. We block them for every anonymous or unverified account, without waiting for a request.

These websites fall into the following categories:

  • Adult sites

  • Crime and stolen-data sites

  • Piracy sites

  • Mainstream streaming

  • Government and sanctioned sites

  • Gambling and betting

  • Banks, payment, and investment

  • Crypto exchanges

  • Game stores and accounts

  • Ticket and resale sites

  • Harmful sites

  • Dark-web gateways

  • Doxxing sites

  • Malware downloads

Access Unlocked After Identity Verification

Complete identity verification to unlock the following websites:

  • Mainstream streaming

  • Gambling and betting

  • Banks, payment, and investment

  • Crypto exchanges

  • Game stores and accounts

  • Ticket and resale sites

Access Unlocked After Verification and $500 in Spending

Complete identity verification and reach at least $500 in total spending to unlock the following websites:

  • All .gov websites

  • PlayStation websites

Blocked for Everyone

We do not unlock these websites for any client, including verified clients:

  • Adult sites

  • Crime and stolen-data sites

  • Piracy sites

  • Harmful sites

  • Dark-web gateways

  • Doxxing sites

  • Malware downloads

  • secure.gsb-yourbank.com

  • digital.iberiabank.com

  • wyndlabs.ai (sharing bandwidth through grass.io is not allowed)

Why We Block These Websites

The blocks protect both our systems and our clients. Blocking malware and criminal sites keeps harmful content and legal exposure away from our clients.

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