have a lot of sites been censored or shut down or is it just me

i've been online since 2005 when i got my first desktop computer, and now i can't seem to find the sites i remember and liked back then, and i wondered whether the internet is being censored or has those sites been shut down?

why can't i find the search results and websites i used to find/discover? i am from the uk.

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FreddieUK · 70-79, M

Websites come and go. The owners pass on, change direction, or stop paying fees to the hosting service. All sorts of reasons.