xHamster Effectively Blocked in Germany After Government Order

BERLIN — xHamster has been blocked in Germany after a government order to the country’s top internet service providers (ISPs).

Three of those ISPs — Telefónica, Tele Columbus and 1&1 — have confirmed they have blocked the address de.xhamster.com via DNS. Vodafone release a statement that it “will shortly implement the blocking order for this URL, as ordered by the responsible authority.