diff --git a/apps/api/src/__tests__/e2e_noAuth/index.test.ts b/apps/api/src/__tests__/e2e_noAuth/index.test.ts
index 37eeb0e..271e848 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/__tests__/e2e_noAuth/index.test.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/__tests__/e2e_noAuth/index.test.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ describe("E2E Tests for API Routes with No Authentication", () => {
       expect(response.statusCode).not.toBe(401);
     });
 
+    it("should return an error for a blocklisted URL without requiring authorization", async () => {
+      const blocklistedUrl = "https://facebook.com/fake-test";
+      const response = await request(TEST_URL)
+        .post("/v0/scrape")
+        .set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+        .send({ url: blocklistedUrl });
+      expect(response.statusCode).toBe(403);
+      expect(response.body.error).toContain("Firecrawl currently does not support social media scraping due to policy restrictions. We're actively working on building support for it.");
+    });
+
     it("should return a successful response", async () => {
       const response = await request(TEST_URL)
         .post("/v0/scrape")
@@ -70,6 +80,16 @@ describe("E2E Tests for API Routes with No Authentication", () => {
       expect(response.statusCode).not.toBe(401);
     });
 
+    it("should return an error for a blocklisted URL", async () => {
+      const blocklistedUrl = "https://twitter.com/fake-test";
+      const response = await request(TEST_URL)
+        .post("/v0/crawl")
+        .set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+        .send({ url: blocklistedUrl });
+      expect(response.statusCode).toBe(403);
+      expect(response.body.error).toContain("Firecrawl currently does not support social media scraping due to policy restrictions. We're actively working on building support for it.");
+    });
+
     it("should return a successful response", async () => {
       const response = await request(TEST_URL)
         .post("/v0/crawl")
@@ -89,6 +109,16 @@ describe("E2E Tests for API Routes with No Authentication", () => {
       expect(response.statusCode).not.toBe(401);
     });
 
+    it("should return an error for a blocklisted URL", async () => {
+      const blocklistedUrl = "https://instagram.com/fake-test";
+      const response = await request(TEST_URL)
+        .post("/v0/crawlWebsitePreview")
+        .set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+        .send({ url: blocklistedUrl });
+      expect(response.statusCode).toBe(403);
+      expect(response.body.error).toContain("Firecrawl currently does not support social media scraping due to policy restrictions. We're actively working on building support for it.");
+    });
+
     it("should return a successful response", async () => {
       const response = await request(TEST_URL)
         .post("/v0/crawlWebsitePreview")
diff --git a/apps/api/src/__tests__/e2e_withAuth/index.test.ts b/apps/api/src/__tests__/e2e_withAuth/index.test.ts
index 59dfde2..fae193e 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/__tests__/e2e_withAuth/index.test.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/__tests__/e2e_withAuth/index.test.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ const TEST_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:3002";
           .send({ url: "https://firecrawl.dev" });
         expect(response.statusCode).toBe(401);
       });
+
+      it("should return an error for a blocklisted URL", async () => {
+        const blocklistedUrl = "https://facebook.com/fake-test";
+        const response = await request(TEST_URL)
+          .post("/v0/scrape")
+          .set("Authorization", `Bearer ${process.env.TEST_API_KEY}`)
+          .set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+          .send({ url: blocklistedUrl });
+        expect(response.statusCode).toBe(403);
+        expect(response.body.error).toContain("Firecrawl currently does not support social media scraping due to policy restrictions. We're actively working on building support for it.");
+      });
+
       it("should return a successful response with a valid preview token", async () => {
         const response = await request(TEST_URL)
           .post("/v0/scrape")
@@ -86,6 +98,17 @@ const TEST_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:3002";
         expect(response.statusCode).toBe(401);
       });
 
+      it("should return an error for a blocklisted URL", async () => {
+        const blocklistedUrl = "https://twitter.com/fake-test";
+        const response = await request(TEST_URL)
+          .post("/v0/crawl")
+          .set("Authorization", `Bearer ${process.env.TEST_API_KEY}`)
+          .set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+          .send({ url: blocklistedUrl });
+        expect(response.statusCode).toBe(403);
+        expect(response.body.error).toContain("Firecrawl currently does not support social media scraping due to policy restrictions. We're actively working on building support for it.");
+      });
+
       it("should return a successful response with a valid API key", async () => {
         const response = await request(TEST_URL)
           .post("/v0/crawl")
@@ -99,6 +122,7 @@ const TEST_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:3002";
         );
       });
 
+
       // Additional tests for insufficient credits?
     });
 
@@ -119,6 +143,17 @@ const TEST_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:3002";
         expect(response.statusCode).toBe(401);
       });
 
+      it("should return an error for a blocklisted URL", async () => {
+        const blocklistedUrl = "https://instagram.com/fake-test";
+        const response = await request(TEST_URL)
+          .post("/v0/crawlWebsitePreview")
+          .set("Authorization", `Bearer ${process.env.TEST_API_KEY}`)
+          .set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+          .send({ url: blocklistedUrl });
+        expect(response.statusCode).toBe(403);
+        expect(response.body.error).toContain("Firecrawl currently does not support social media scraping due to policy restrictions. We're actively working on building support for it.");
+      });
+
       it("should return a successful response with a valid API key", async () => {
         const response = await request(TEST_URL)
           .post("/v0/crawlWebsitePreview")
diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/crawl.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/crawl.ts
index bd3feca..3d64f7f 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/crawl.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/crawl.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { checkTeamCredits } from "../../src/services/billing/credit_billing";
 import { authenticateUser } from "./auth";
 import { RateLimiterMode } from "../../src/types";
 import { addWebScraperJob } from "../../src/services/queue-jobs";
+import { isUrlBlocked } from "../../src/scraper/WebScraper/utils/blocklist";
 
 export async function crawlController(req: Request, res: Response) {
   try {
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ export async function crawlController(req: Request, res: Response) {
     if (!url) {
       return res.status(400).json({ error: "Url is required" });
     }
+
+    if (isUrlBlocked(url)) {
+      return res.status(403).json({ error: "Firecrawl currently does not support social media scraping due to policy restrictions. We're actively working on building support for it." });
+    }
+    
     const mode = req.body.mode ?? "crawl";
     const crawlerOptions = req.body.crawlerOptions ?? {};
     const pageOptions = req.body.pageOptions ?? { onlyMainContent: false };
diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/crawlPreview.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/crawlPreview.ts
index 3f28ef6..569be33 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/crawlPreview.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/crawlPreview.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Request, Response } from "express";
 import { authenticateUser } from "./auth";
 import { RateLimiterMode } from "../../src/types";
 import { addWebScraperJob } from "../../src/services/queue-jobs";
+import { isUrlBlocked } from "../../src/scraper/WebScraper/utils/blocklist";
 
 export async function crawlPreviewController(req: Request, res: Response) {
   try {
@@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ export async function crawlPreviewController(req: Request, res: Response) {
     if (!url) {
       return res.status(400).json({ error: "Url is required" });
     }
+
+    if (isUrlBlocked(url)) {
+      return res.status(403).json({ error: "Firecrawl currently does not support social media scraping due to policy restrictions. We're actively working on building support for it." });
+    }
+
     const mode = req.body.mode ?? "crawl";
     const crawlerOptions = req.body.crawlerOptions ?? {};
     const pageOptions = req.body.pageOptions ?? { onlyMainContent: false };
diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/scrape.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/scrape.ts
index be70800..cfe35b5 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/scrape.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/scrape.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { authenticateUser } from "./auth";
 import { RateLimiterMode } from "../types";
 import { logJob } from "../services/logging/log_job";
 import { Document } from "../lib/entities";
+import { isUrlBlocked } from "../scraper/WebScraper/utils/blocklist"; // Import the isUrlBlocked function
 
 export async function scrapeHelper(
   req: Request,
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ export async function scrapeHelper(
     return { success: false, error: "Url is required", returnCode: 400 };
   }
 
+  if (isUrlBlocked(url)) {
+    return { success: false, error: "Firecrawl currently does not support social media scraping due to policy restrictions. We're actively working on building support for it.", returnCode: 403 };
+  }
+
   const a = new WebScraperDataProvider();
   await a.setOptions({
     mode: "single_urls",
diff --git a/apps/api/src/scraper/WebScraper/utils/blocklist.ts b/apps/api/src/scraper/WebScraper/utils/blocklist.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eef332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/scraper/WebScraper/utils/blocklist.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const socialMediaBlocklist = [
+  'facebook.com',
+  'twitter.com',
+  'instagram.com',
+  'linkedin.com',
+  'pinterest.com',
+  'snapchat.com',
+  'tiktok.com',
+  'reddit.com',
+  'tumblr.com',
+  'flickr.com',
+  'whatsapp.com',
+  'wechat.com',
+  'telegram.org',
+];
+
+export function isUrlBlocked(url: string): boolean {
+  return socialMediaBlocklist.some(domain => url.includes(domain));
+}