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Is my site blocked in Norway?
Norwegian providers block a site in their DNS, the internet's address book, when the gambling regulator Lotteritilsynet or the Oslo District Court orders it. The scam and malware filters that Telenor (for non-business customers), Telia and Altibox switch on by default can catch a legitimate site by mistake. The gambling list is public; to see whether a provider's filter blocks your site, test from that provider's network.
Sources: Lotteritilsynet, November 2026 · Copyright Act § 89, Lovdata · Altibox notice page, November 2026 · Telenor, Nettvern and net neutrality page, November 2026 · Telia, November 2026 · Altibox, 8 May 2026
Check your page in Norway now
We open it through mobile connections of Telenor and Ice, the way their customers would, and tell you provider by provider whether it opens. Free, about a minute, a few checks per hour.
Who orders websites blocked in Norway?
Since 1 January 2025, the Gambling Act has let Lotteritilsynet order internet providers to DNS-block websites that offer gambling aimed at Norway without a Norwegian licence. For copyright, rights holders can ask the Oslo District Court to order providers to block sites that share a lot of material that obviously breaks copyright. The rights holder must name each provider the order should cover, so a copyright block can exist at one provider and not at another. Altibox's notice page says the courts ordered it and other providers to block in DNS, and links four rulings from May 2022 to February 2024.
Sources: Gambling Act § 32 a and Copyright Act §§ 88 to 91, Lovdata · Altibox notice page, November 2026
What is on the gambling block list?
As of November 2026, 238 sites run by 72 companies are blocked, in three rounds since March 2025. In September 2026 Lotteritilsynet sent notice that 62 more sites may be blocked; the broadcaster TV 2 reported that the best known among them are Polymarket and Kalshi. On 11 November 2026, Lotteritilsynet did not yet count those 62 as blocked, and its published list was dated February 2026. It is a public CSV file, a plain list with one site name per line, that you can search or check automatically.
Sources: Lotteritilsynet and its list, November 2026 · TV 2, 8 October 2026
Only a site that itself offers gambling aimed at Norway without a licence can go on this list; Lotteritilsynet looks at signs such as Norwegian language or currency and marketing in Norwegian channels. On 5 November 2026 the culture minister told parliament in writing that several of the largest foreign operators had left the Norwegian market, some by geo-blocking Norway (refusing Norwegian visitors themselves). If the reason for a block no longer applies, Lotteritilsynet must lift it when the site owner asks.
Sources: Lotteritilsynet, November 2026 · Storting, written question 15:402, answered 5 November 2026 · Gambling Act § 32 a, Lovdata
Can a provider's security filter block a legitimate site?
Yes, by mistake. Telenor's Nettvern is a DNS filter that blocks scam, phishing (fake pages that steal logins or money) and malware sites, based partly on block lists from Telenor's suppliers. It is on by default for all non-business Telenor mobile and broadband customers. Telia's Nettvakt, also a DNS filter, is on by default for Telia mobile and home broadband. On 8 May 2026 Altibox announced that its own filter, which it also calls nettvern ("net protection"), is on for all its internet customers and stops traffic to known harmful domains. Customers can switch these filters off, so two customers of one provider may see different results.
Sources: Telenor, Nettvern and net neutrality page · Telia, Nettvakt, November 2026 · Altibox via NTB, 8 May 2026
Telenor's stronger filter, Nettvern+, blocks far more unsafe sites than Nettvern, including more newly created scam sites. An undated Telenor article says it judges sites by reputation, which lets it block more scam sites that are less than 3 days old. Nettvern+ is part of Telenor's Sikre package; non-business customers with certain Telenor broadband routers or on selected mobile plans can switch it on. If you launch on a brand-new domain, test it from a Telenor connection with Nettvern+ switched on before you send customers there.
Sources: Telenor, Nettvern, November 2026 · Telenor, Nettvern+ article, undated · Telenor, Sikre, November 2026
Ice's security page lists fraud protection in all its subscriptions, such as stopping fake calls and text messages, but no filter for websites. For a wrong block, Telenor says its customer service can explain the reason and how to lift it. Nkom, the communications regulator, says DNS filters must not block harmless sites and that it must be easy to find out how to report one that is blocked.
Sources: Ice · Telenor, net neutrality page, November 2026 · Nkom, 5 January 2023
Will visitors see "Nettstedet er blokkert" or an error?
For a gambling block, the provider's notice page is headed "Nettstedet er blokkert" (the website is blocked) and says Norwegian authorities blocked it for illegal gambling. Lotteritilsynet adds that, for technical reasons, some visitors instead get a message that the connection is not private, or that the page does not exist. A Telia customer blocked by Nettvakt is told that the site cannot be reached. A visitor who gets a browser error or a "cannot be reached" message may think your site is broken or unsafe, not blocked.
Sources: Lotteritilsynet · Telia, Nettvakt, November 2026
How can I check my site from outside Norway?
Search Lotteritilsynet's list for your domain and subdomains. OONI Explorer, an open-data site about internet censorship, has results only where someone has tested. Telenor's and Telia's filter pages offer no way to check whether a given domain is blocked. A Telenor customer can check on Telenor's test page whether Nettvern+ is on for their connection. When a visitor in Norway reports a problem, ask whether they use Telenor, Telia, Ice or Altibox, on mobile data or home internet, and whether they switched Nettvern or Nettvakt off, or Nettvern+ on.
Sources: Lotteritilsynet list · OONI Explorer · Telenor, Nettvern · Telia, Nettvakt, November 2026
What does linkspect measure in Norway?
We open your URL through Telenor and Ice mobile connections and tell you, for each provider, whether the page opens and, if not, what stops it. On mobile networks we cannot ask the provider's DNS server directly; we see only what the customer's phone got, so a DNS block there is reported as "likely" at most, never as certain. Telenor Nettvern+ is tested through customers who have it switched on and reported as a separate group, also marked "likely" at most. Home broadband in Norway is not measured regularly yet, but you can add Telia and Altibox to a check; if we have no suitable test connection on a provider at the time, its answer is "not measured", and it is free.
Facts checked on 11 November 2026.