diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3f910cbe92..b0c51f9bfb 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
 		"npm-asset/moment": "^2.20.1",
 		"npm-asset/fullcalendar": "^3.0.1",
 		"npm-asset/cropperjs": "1.2.2",
-		"npm-asset/imagesloaded": "4.1.4"
+		"npm-asset/imagesloaded": "4.1.4",
+		"pear/console_table": "^1.3"
 	},
 	"repositories": [
 		{
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index b8eabaeb9b..06952e05ef 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "1a2754551c042d350e99817b744705d8",
+    "content-hash": "7fc5e358b089ca47cdb5cac0e22d15d8",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "asika/simple-console",
@@ -1824,6 +1824,61 @@
             ],
             "time": "2018-09-22T03:59:58+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "pear/console_table",
+            "version": "v1.3.1",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/pear/Console_Table.git",
+                "reference": "1930c11897ca61fd24b95f2f785e99e0f36dcdea"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/pear/Console_Table/zipball/1930c11897ca61fd24b95f2f785e99e0f36dcdea",
+                "reference": "1930c11897ca61fd24b95f2f785e99e0f36dcdea",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "php": ">=5.2.0"
+            },
+            "suggest": {
+                "pear/Console_Color2": ">=0.1.2"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "autoload": {
+                "classmap": [
+                    "Table.php"
+                ]
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "BSD-2-Clause"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Jan Schneider",
+                    "homepage": "http://pear.php.net/user/yunosh"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Tal Peer",
+                    "homepage": "http://pear.php.net/user/tal"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Xavier Noguer",
+                    "homepage": "http://pear.php.net/user/xnoguer"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Richard Heyes",
+                    "homepage": "http://pear.php.net/user/richard"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Library that makes it easy to build console style tables.",
+            "homepage": "http://pear.php.net/package/Console_Table/",
+            "keywords": [
+                "console"
+            ],
+            "time": "2018-01-25T20:47:17+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "pear/text_languagedetect",
             "version": "v1.0.0",
@@ -3226,7 +3281,7 @@
                 }
             ],
             "description": "Provides the functionality to compare PHP values for equality",
-            "homepage": "http://www.github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator",
             "keywords": [
                 "comparator",
                 "compare",
@@ -3328,7 +3383,7 @@
                 }
             ],
             "description": "Provides functionality to handle HHVM/PHP environments",
-            "homepage": "http://www.github.com/sebastianbergmann/environment",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/environment",
             "keywords": [
                 "Xdebug",
                 "environment",
@@ -3396,7 +3451,7 @@
                 }
             ],
             "description": "Provides the functionality to export PHP variables for visualization",
-            "homepage": "http://www.github.com/sebastianbergmann/exporter",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/exporter",
             "keywords": [
                 "export",
                 "exporter"
@@ -3448,7 +3503,7 @@
                 }
             ],
             "description": "Snapshotting of global state",
-            "homepage": "http://www.github.com/sebastianbergmann/global-state",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/global-state",
             "keywords": [
                 "global state"
             ],
@@ -3550,7 +3605,7 @@
                 }
             ],
             "description": "Provides functionality to recursively process PHP variables",
-            "homepage": "http://www.github.com/sebastianbergmann/recursion-context",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/recursion-context",
             "time": "2016-11-19T07:33:16+00:00"
         },
         {
@@ -3683,7 +3738,7 @@
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "Gert de Pagter",
-                    "email": "backendtea@gmail.com"
+                    "email": "BackEndTea@gmail.com"
                 }
             ],
             "description": "Symfony polyfill for ctype functions",
diff --git a/src/Core/Console.php b/src/Core/Console.php
index c60f36296a..0cc63a5913 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console.php
@@ -13,26 +13,6 @@ class Console extends \Asika\SimpleConsole\Console
 	protected $helpOptions = [];
 	protected $customHelpOptions = ['h', 'help', '?'];
 
-	protected $subConsoles = [
-		'cache'                  => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Cache',
-		'config'                 => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Config',
-		'createdoxygen'          => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\CreateDoxygen',
-		'docbloxerrorchecker'    => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\DocBloxErrorChecker',
-		'dbstructure'            => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\DatabaseStructure',
-		'extract'                => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Extract',
-		'globalcommunityblock'   => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\GlobalCommunityBlock',
-		'globalcommunitysilence' => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\GlobalCommunitySilence',
-		'archivecontact'         => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\ArchiveContact',
-		'autoinstall'            => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\AutomaticInstallation',
-		'maintenance'            => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Maintenance',
-		'newpassword'            => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\NewPassword',
-		'php2po'                 => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\PhpToPo',
-		'po2php'                 => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\PoToPhp',
-		'typo'                   => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Typo',
-		'postupdate'             => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\PostUpdate',
-		'storage'                => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Storage',
-	];
-
 	protected function getHelp()
 	{
 		$help = <<<HELP
@@ -56,6 +36,7 @@ Commands:
 	po2php                 Generate a strings.php file from a messages.po file
 	typo                   Checks for parse errors in Friendica files
 	postupdate             Execute pending post update scripts (can last days)
+	serverblock            Manage blocked servers
 	storage                Manage storage backend
 
 Options:
@@ -65,6 +46,27 @@ HELP;
 		return $help;
 	}
 
+	protected $subConsoles = [
+		'cache'                  => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Cache',
+		'config'                 => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Config',
+		'createdoxygen'          => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\CreateDoxygen',
+		'docbloxerrorchecker'    => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\DocBloxErrorChecker',
+		'dbstructure'            => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\DatabaseStructure',
+		'extract'                => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Extract',
+		'globalcommunityblock'   => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\GlobalCommunityBlock',
+		'globalcommunitysilence' => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\GlobalCommunitySilence',
+		'archivecontact'         => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\ArchiveContact',
+		'autoinstall'            => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\AutomaticInstallation',
+		'maintenance'            => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Maintenance',
+		'newpassword'            => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\NewPassword',
+		'php2po'                 => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\PhpToPo',
+		'po2php'                 => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\PoToPhp',
+		'typo'                   => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Typo',
+		'postupdate'             => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\PostUpdate',
+		'serverblock'            => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\ServerBlock',
+		'storage'                => __NAMESPACE__ . '\Console\Storage',
+	];
+
 	protected function doExecute()
 	{
 		if ($this->getOption('v')) {
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/ServerBlock.php b/src/Core/Console/ServerBlock.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94c97e1ddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/Console/ServerBlock.php
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Core\Console;
+
+use Asika\SimpleConsole\CommandArgsException;
+use Asika\SimpleConsole\Console;
+use Console_Table;
+use Friendica\BaseObject;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Configuration;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Manage blocked servers
+ *
+ * With this tool, you can list the current blocked servers
+ * or you can add / remove a blocked server from the list
+ */
+class ServerBlock extends Console
+{
+	const DEFAULT_REASON = 'blocked';
+
+	protected $helpOptions = ['h', 'help', '?'];
+
+	protected function getHelp()
+	{
+		$help = <<<HELP
+console serverblock - Manage blocked servers
+Usage
+	bin/console serverblock [-h|--help|-?] [-v]
+	bin/console serverblock add <server> <reason> [-h|--help|-?] [-v]
+	bin/console serverblock remove <server> [-h|--help|-?] [-v]
+
+Description
+	With this tool, you can list the current blocked servers
+    or you can add / remove a blocked server from the list
+
+Options
+    -h|--help|-? Show help information
+    -v           Show more debug information.
+HELP;
+		return $help;
+	}
+
+	protected function doExecute()
+	{
+		$a = BaseObject::getApp();
+
+		if (count($this->args) == 0) {
+			$this->printBlockedServers($a->getConfig());
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		switch ($this->getArgument(0)) {
+			case 'add':
+				return $this->addBlockedServer($a->getConfig());
+			case 'remove':
+				return $this->removeBlockedServer($a->getConfig());
+			default:
+				throw new CommandArgsException('Unknown command.');
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Prints the whole list of blocked domains including the reason
+	 *
+	 * @param Configuration $config
+	 */
+	private function printBlockedServers(Configuration $config)
+	{
+		$table = new Console_Table();
+		$table->setHeaders(['Domain', 'Reason']);
+		$blocklist = $config->get('system', 'blocklist');
+		foreach ($blocklist as $domain) {
+			$table->addRow($domain);
+		}
+		$this->out($table->getTable());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds a server to the blocked list
+	 *
+	 * @param Configuration $config
+	 *
+	 * @return int The return code (0 = success, 1 = failed)
+	 */
+	private function addBlockedServer(Configuration $config)
+	{
+		if (count($this->args) < 2 || count($this->args) > 3) {
+			throw new CommandArgsException('Add needs a domain and optional a reason.');
+		}
+
+		$domain = $this->getArgument(1);
+		$reason = (count($this->args) === 3) ? $this->getArgument(2) : self::DEFAULT_REASON;
+
+		$update = false;
+
+		$currBlocklist = $config->get('system', 'blocklist');
+		$newBlockList = [];
+		foreach ($currBlocklist  as $blocked) {
+			if ($blocked['domain'] === $domain) {
+				$update = true;
+				$newBlockList[] = [
+					'domain' => $domain,
+					'reason' => $reason,
+				];
+			} else {
+				$newBlockList[] = $blocked;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!$update) {
+			$newBlockList[] = [
+				'domain' => $domain,
+				'reason' => $reason,
+			];
+		}
+
+		if ($config->set('system', 'blocklist', $newBlockList)) {
+			if ($update) {
+				$this->out(sprintf("The domain '%s' is now updated. (Reason: '%s')", $domain, $reason));
+			} else {
+				$this->out(sprintf("The domain '%s' is now blocked. (Reason: '%s')", $domain, $reason));
+			}
+			return 0;
+		} else {
+			$this->out(sprintf("Couldn't save '%s' as blocked server", $domain));
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes a server from the blocked list
+	 *
+	 * @param Configuration $config
+	 *
+	 * @return int The return code (0 = success, 1 = failed)
+	 */
+	private function removeBlockedServer(Configuration $config)
+	{
+		if (count($this->args) !== 2) {
+			throw new CommandArgsException('Remove needs a second parameter.');
+		}
+
+		$domain = $this->getArgument(1);
+
+		$found = false;
+
+		$currBlocklist = $config->get('system', 'blocklist');
+		$newBlockList = [];
+		foreach ($currBlocklist as $blocked) {
+			if ($blocked['domain'] === $domain) {
+				$found = true;
+			} else {
+				$newBlockList[] = $blocked;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!$found) {
+			$this->out(sprintf("The domain '%s' is not blocked.", $domain));
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		if ($config->set('system', 'blocklist', $newBlockList)) {
+			$this->out(sprintf("The domain '%s' is not more blocked", $domain));
+			return 0;
+		} else {
+			$this->out(sprintf("Couldn't remove '%s' from blocked servers", $domain));
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/Core/Console/ServerBlockConsoleTest.php b/tests/src/Core/Console/ServerBlockConsoleTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..512a416f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/Core/Console/ServerBlockConsoleTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,337 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Test\src\Core\Console;
+
+use Friendica\Core\Console\ServerBlock;
+
+/**
+ * @runTestsInSeparateProcesses
+ * @preserveGlobalState disabled
+ */
+class ServerBlockConsoleTest extends ConsoleTest
+{
+	protected $defaultBlockList = [
+		[
+			'domain' => 'social.nobodyhasthe.biz',
+			'reason' => 'Illegal content',
+		],
+		[
+			'domain' => 'pod.ordoevangelistarum.com',
+			'reason' => 'Illegal content',
+		]
+	];
+
+	protected function setUp()
+	{
+		parent::setUp();
+
+		$this->mockApp($this->root);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test to list the default blocked servers
+	 */
+	public function testBlockedServersList()
+	{
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('get')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist')
+			->andReturn($this->defaultBlockList)
+			->once();
+
+		$console = new ServerBlock($this->consoleArgv);
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$output = <<<CONS
++----------------------------+-----------------+
+| Domain                     | Reason          |
++----------------------------+-----------------+
+| social.nobodyhasthe.biz    | Illegal content |
+| pod.ordoevangelistarum.com | Illegal content |
++----------------------------+-----------------+
+
+
+CONS;
+
+		$this->assertEquals($output, $txt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test blockedservers add command
+	 */
+	public function testAddBlockedServer()
+	{
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('get')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist')
+			->andReturn($this->defaultBlockList)
+			->once();
+
+		$newBlockList = $this->defaultBlockList;
+		$newBlockList[] = [
+			'domain' => 'testme.now',
+			'reason' => 'I like it!',
+		];
+
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('set')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist', $newBlockList)
+			->andReturn(true)
+			->once();
+
+		$console = new ServerBlock($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setArgument(0, 'add');
+		$console->setArgument(1, 'testme.now');
+		$console->setArgument(2, 'I like it!');
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('The domain \'testme.now\' is now blocked. (Reason: \'I like it!\')' . PHP_EOL, $txt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test blockedservers add command with the default reason
+	 */
+	public function testAddBlockedServerWithDefaultReason()
+	{
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('get')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist')
+			->andReturn($this->defaultBlockList)
+			->once();
+
+		$newBlockList = $this->defaultBlockList;
+		$newBlockList[] = [
+			'domain' => 'testme.now',
+			'reason' => ServerBlock::DEFAULT_REASON,
+		];
+
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('set')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist', $newBlockList)
+			->andReturn(true)
+			->once();
+
+		$console = new ServerBlock($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setArgument(0, 'add');
+		$console->setArgument(1, 'testme.now');
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('The domain \'testme.now\' is now blocked. (Reason: \'' . ServerBlock::DEFAULT_REASON . '\')' . PHP_EOL, $txt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test blockedservers add command on existed domain
+	 */
+	public function testUpdateBlockedServer()
+	{
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('get')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist')
+			->andReturn($this->defaultBlockList)
+			->once();
+
+		$newBlockList = [
+			[
+				'domain' => 'social.nobodyhasthe.biz',
+				'reason' => 'Illegal content',
+			],
+			[
+				'domain' => 'pod.ordoevangelistarum.com',
+				'reason' => 'Other reason',
+			]
+		];
+
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('set')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist', $newBlockList)
+			->andReturn(true)
+			->once();
+
+		$console = new ServerBlock($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setArgument(0, 'add');
+		$console->setArgument(1, 'pod.ordoevangelistarum.com');
+		$console->setArgument(2, 'Other reason');
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('The domain \'pod.ordoevangelistarum.com\' is now updated. (Reason: \'Other reason\')' . PHP_EOL, $txt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test blockedservers remove command
+	 */
+	public function testRemoveBlockedServer()
+	{
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('get')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist')
+			->andReturn($this->defaultBlockList)
+			->once();
+
+		$newBlockList = [
+			[
+				'domain' => 'social.nobodyhasthe.biz',
+				'reason' => 'Illegal content',
+			],
+		];
+
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('set')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist', $newBlockList)
+			->andReturn(true)
+			->once();
+
+		$console = new ServerBlock($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setArgument(0, 'remove');
+		$console->setArgument(1, 'pod.ordoevangelistarum.com');
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('The domain \'pod.ordoevangelistarum.com\' is not more blocked' . PHP_EOL, $txt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test blockedservers with a wrong command
+	 */
+	public function testBlockedServersWrongCommand()
+	{
+		$console = new ServerBlock($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setArgument(0, 'wrongcommand');
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$this->assertStringStartsWith('[Warning] Unknown command', $txt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test blockedservers remove with not existing domain
+	 */
+	public function testRemoveBlockedServerNotExist()
+	{
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('get')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist')
+			->andReturn($this->defaultBlockList)
+			->once();
+
+		$console = new ServerBlock($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setArgument(0, 'remove');
+		$console->setArgument(1, 'not.exiting');
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('The domain \'not.exiting\' is not blocked.' . PHP_EOL, $txt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test blockedservers add command without argument
+	 */
+	public function testAddBlockedServerMissingArgument()
+	{
+		$console = new ServerBlock($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setArgument(0, 'add');
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$this->assertStringStartsWith('[Warning] Add needs a domain and optional a reason.', $txt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test blockedservers add command without save
+	 */
+	public function testAddBlockedServerNoSave()
+	{
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('get')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist')
+			->andReturn($this->defaultBlockList)
+			->once();
+
+		$newBlockList = $this->defaultBlockList;
+		$newBlockList[] = [
+			'domain' => 'testme.now',
+			'reason' => ServerBlock::DEFAULT_REASON,
+		];
+
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('set')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist', $newBlockList)
+			->andReturn(false)
+			->once();
+
+		$console = new ServerBlock($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setArgument(0, 'add');
+		$console->setArgument(1, 'testme.now');
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('Couldn\'t save \'testme.now\' as blocked server' . PHP_EOL, $txt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test blockedservers remove command without save
+	 */
+	public function testRemoveBlockedServerNoSave()
+	{
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('get')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist')
+			->andReturn($this->defaultBlockList)
+			->once();
+
+		$newBlockList = [
+			[
+				'domain' => 'social.nobodyhasthe.biz',
+				'reason' => 'Illegal content',
+			],
+		];
+
+		$this->configMock
+			->shouldReceive('set')
+			->with('system', 'blocklist', $newBlockList)
+			->andReturn(false)
+			->once();
+
+		$console = new ServerBlock($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setArgument(0, 'remove');
+		$console->setArgument(1, 'pod.ordoevangelistarum.com');
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('Couldn\'t remove \'pod.ordoevangelistarum.com\' from blocked servers' . PHP_EOL, $txt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test blockedservers remove command without argument
+	 */
+	public function testRemoveBlockedServerMissingArgument()
+	{
+		$console = new ServerBlock($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setArgument(0, 'remove');
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$this->assertStringStartsWith('[Warning] Remove needs a second parameter.', $txt);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test the blockedservers help
+	 */
+	public function testBlockedServersHelp()
+	{
+		$console = new ServerBlock($this->consoleArgv);
+		$console->setOption('help', true);
+		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
+
+		$help = <<<HELP
+console serverblock - Manage blocked servers
+Usage
+	bin/console serverblock [-h|--help|-?] [-v]
+	bin/console serverblock add <server> <reason> [-h|--help|-?] [-v]
+	bin/console serverblock remove <server> [-h|--help|-?] [-v]
+
+Description
+	With this tool, you can list the current blocked servers
+    or you can add / remove a blocked server from the list
+
+Options
+    -h|--help|-? Show help information
+    -v           Show more debug information.
+
+HELP;
+
+		$this->assertEquals($help, $txt);
+	}
+}