diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/link_blocks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/link_blocks_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50ac5c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/link_blocks_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Admin
+  class LinkBlocksController < BaseController
+    before_action :set_link_block, only: [:show, :destroy]
+
+    def index
+      authorize :link_block, :index?
+      @link_blocks = LinkBlock.page(params[:page])
+    end
+
+    def new
+      authorize :link_block, :create?
+      @link_block = LinkBlock.new
+    end
+
+    def create
+      authorize :link_block, :create?
+
+      @link_block = LinkBlock.new(resource_params)
+
+      if @link_block.save
+        log_action :create, @link_block
+        redirect_to admin_link_blocks_path, notice: I18n.t('admin.link_blocks.created_msg')
+      else
+        render :new
+      end
+    end
+
+    def destroy
+      authorize @link_block, :destroy?
+      @link_block.destroy!
+      log_action :destroy, @link_block
+      redirect_to admin_link_blocks_path, notice: I18n.t('admin.link_blocks.destroyed_msg')
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def set_link_block
+      @link_block = LinkBlock.find(params[:id])
+    end
+
+    def resource_params
+      params.require(:link_block).permit(:link)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/lib/tag_manager.rb b/app/lib/tag_manager.rb
index fb364cb9..c3b20aee 100644
--- a/app/lib/tag_manager.rb
+++ b/app/lib/tag_manager.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ class TagManager
     uri.normalized_host
   end
 
+  def normalize_link(link)
+    return if link.nil?
+    uri = Addressable::URI.parse(link)
+    return "#{uri.normalized_host}#{uri.normalized_path}"
+  end
+
   def same_acct?(canonical, needle)
     return true if canonical.casecmp(needle).zero?
     username, domain = needle.split('@')
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/link_normalizable.rb b/app/models/concerns/link_normalizable.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..967d40be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/concerns/link_normalizable.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module LinkNormalizable
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  included do
+    before_validation :normalize_link
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def normalize_link
+    self.link = TagManager.instance.normalize_link(link&.strip)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/link_block.rb b/app/models/link_block.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6766e1b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/link_block.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+# == Schema Information
+#
+# Table name: link_blocks
+#
+#  id         :bigint(8)        not null, primary key
+#  link       :string           default(""), not null
+#  created_at :datetime         not null
+#  updated_at :datetime         not null
+#
+
+class LinkBlock < ApplicationRecord
+  include LinkNormalizable
+
+  validates :link, presence: true, uniqueness: true
+
+  def self.block?(text)
+    return false if text.nil?
+    return false if text.length < 1
+
+    urls = text.scan(FetchLinkCardService::URL_PATTERN).map { |array| Addressable::URI.parse(array[0]).normalize }
+    url = urls.first
+    link_for_fetch = TagManager.instance.normalize_link(url)
+    where(link: link_for_fetch).exists?
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/policies/link_block_policy.rb b/app/policies/link_block_policy.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b47dc14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/policies/link_block_policy.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class LinkBlockPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
+  def index?
+    admin?
+  end
+
+  def create?
+    admin?
+  end
+
+  def destroy?
+    admin?
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/services/edit_status_service.rb b/app/services/edit_status_service.rb
index 16d7015e..561fee88 100644
--- a/app/services/edit_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/edit_status_service.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class EditStatusService < BaseService
 
     return idempotency_duplicate if idempotency_given? && idempotency_duplicate?
 
+    validate_links!
     validate_media!
     preprocess_attributes!
     revision_text = prepare_revision_text
@@ -89,6 +90,10 @@ class EditStatusService < BaseService
     raise GabSocial::ValidationError, I18n.t('media_attachments.validations.images_and_video') if @media.size > 1 && hasVideoOrGif
   end
 
+  def validate_links!
+    raise GabSocial::NotPermittedError if LinkBlock.block?(@text)
+  end
+
   def language_from_option(str)
     ISO_639.find(str)&.alpha2
   end
diff --git a/app/services/post_status_service.rb b/app/services/post_status_service.rb
index 1af33e7f..601bf2b9 100644
--- a/app/services/post_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/post_status_service.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class PostStatusService < BaseService
 
     return idempotency_duplicate if idempotency_given? && idempotency_duplicate?
 
+    validate_links!
     validate_media!
     validate_group!
     preprocess_attributes!
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ class PostStatusService < BaseService
   end
 
   def postprocess_status!
-    LinkCrawlWorker.perform_async(@status.id) unless @status.spoiler_text?
+    LinkCrawlWorker.perform_async(@status.id)
     DistributionWorker.perform_async(@status.id)
     # Pubsubhubbub::DistributionWorker.perform_async(@status.stream_entry.id)
     # ActivityPub::DistributionWorker.perform_async(@status.id)
@@ -127,6 +128,10 @@ class PostStatusService < BaseService
     raise GabSocial::ValidationError, I18n.t('media_attachments.validations.images_and_video') if @media.size > 1 && hasVideoOrGif
   end
 
+  def validate_links!
+    raise GabSocial::NotPermittedError if LinkBlock.block?(@text)
+  end
+
   def language_from_option(str)
     ISO_639.find(str)&.alpha2
   end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/link_blocks/_link_block.html.haml b/app/views/admin/link_blocks/_link_block.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..845b3be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/admin/link_blocks/_link_block.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+%tr
+  %td
+    %samp= link_block.link
+  %td
+    = table_link_to 'trash', t('admin.link_blocks.delete'), admin_link_block_path(link_block), method: :delete
diff --git a/app/views/admin/link_blocks/index.html.haml b/app/views/admin/link_blocks/index.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b834df0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/admin/link_blocks/index.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+- content_for :page_title do
+  = t('admin.link_blocks.title')
+
+.table-wrapper
+  %table.table
+    %thead
+      %tr
+        %th= t('admin.link_blocks.link')
+        %th
+    %tbody
+      = render @link_blocks
+
+= paginate @link_blocks
+= link_to t('admin.link_blocks.add_new'), new_admin_link_block_path, class: 'button'
diff --git a/app/views/admin/link_blocks/new.html.haml b/app/views/admin/link_blocks/new.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc19d9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/admin/link_blocks/new.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+- content_for :page_title do
+  = t('.title')
+
+= simple_form_for @link_block, url: admin_link_blocks_path do |f|
+  = render 'shared/error_messages', object: @link_block
+
+  .fields-group
+    = f.input :link, wrapper: :with_label, label: t('admin.link_blocks.link')
+
+  .actions
+    = f.button :button, t('.create'), type: :submit
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index ddab0e43..68692541 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -325,6 +325,16 @@ en:
         title: Undo domain block for %{domain}
         undo: Undo
       undo: Undo domain block
+    link_blocks:
+      add_new: Add new
+      created_msg: Successfully added link to blacklist
+      delete: Delete
+      destroyed_msg: Successfully deleted link from blacklist
+      link: Link
+      new:
+        create: Add link
+        title: New link blacklist entry
+      title: Link blacklist
     email_domain_blocks:
       add_new: Add new
       created_msg: Successfully added e-mail domain to blacklist
diff --git a/config/locales/en_GB.yml b/config/locales/en_GB.yml
index 4e3ed84f..60044551 100644
--- a/config/locales/en_GB.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en_GB.yml
@@ -292,6 +292,16 @@ en_GB:
         title: Undo domain block for %{domain}
         undo: Undo
       undo: Undo domain block
+    link_blocks:
+      add_new: Add new
+      created_msg: Successfully added link to blacklist
+      delete: Delete
+      destroyed_msg: Successfully deleted link from blacklist
+      link: Link
+      new:
+        create: Add link
+        title: New link blacklist entry
+      title: Link blacklist
     email_domain_blocks:
       add_new: Add new
       created_msg: Successfully added e-mail domain to blacklist
diff --git a/config/navigation.rb b/config/navigation.rb
index 414c179d..028d8bc7 100644
--- a/config/navigation.rb
+++ b/config/navigation.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ SimpleNavigation::Configuration.run do |navigation|
       s.item :tags, safe_join([fa_icon('tag fw'), t('admin.tags.title')]), admin_tags_path
       s.item :instances, safe_join([fa_icon('cloud fw'), t('admin.instances.title')]), admin_instances_url(limited: '1'), highlights_on: %r{/admin/instances|/admin/domain_blocks}, if: -> { current_user.admin? }
       s.item :email_domain_blocks, safe_join([fa_icon('envelope fw'), t('admin.email_domain_blocks.title')]), admin_email_domain_blocks_url, highlights_on: %r{/admin/email_domain_blocks}, if: -> { current_user.admin? }
+      s.item :link_blocks, safe_join([fa_icon('link fw'), t('admin.link_blocks.title')]), admin_link_blocks_url, highlights_on: %r{/admin/link_blocks}, if: -> { current_user.admin? }
     end
 
     n.item :admin, safe_join([fa_icon('cogs fw'), t('admin.title')]), admin_dashboard_url, if: proc { current_user.staff? } do |s|
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 8b089dc6..c8747409 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
     resources :subscriptions, only: [:index]
     resources :domain_blocks, only: [:new, :create, :show, :destroy]
     resources :email_domain_blocks, only: [:index, :new, :create, :destroy]
+    resources :link_blocks, only: [:index, :new, :create, :destroy]
     resources :action_logs, only: [:index]
     resources :warning_presets, except: [:new]
     resource :settings, only: [:edit, :update]
diff --git a/db/migrate/20201206060226_create_link_blocks.rb b/db/migrate/20201206060226_create_link_blocks.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af47466b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20201206060226_create_link_blocks.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class CreateLinkBlocks < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
+  def change
+    create_table :link_blocks do |t|
+      t.string :link, null: false, default: ''
+      t.timestamps null: false
+    end
+    
+    add_index :link_blocks, :link, unique: true
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 6fa418c8..d2aaba61 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_09_08_210104) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_12_06_060226) do
 
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "pg_stat_statements"
@@ -432,6 +432,13 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2020_09_08_210104) do
     t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_invites_on_user_id"
   end
 
+  create_table "link_blocks", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string "link", default: "", null: false
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+    t.index ["link"], name: "index_link_blocks_on_link", unique: true
+  end
+
   create_table "list_accounts", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.bigint "list_id", null: false
     t.bigint "account_id", null: false