Real-time reference index of banned apps and websites worldwide — tracking government blocks, throttling, and platform restrictions across nations.
Opens every restriction tracked for that territory. Use my region guesses from your device’s clock — no location prompt, no lookup service, nothing leaves your browser.
Countries and territories shaded by number of tracked restrictions — the darker the territory, the more of the index applies to it. Click a territory to open its dossier.
Al Jazeera is restricted in 10 countries and territories: Bahrain (complete ban), Egypt (complete ban), Eritrea (complete ban), Israel (complete ban), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), Pakistan (partial restriction), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), United Arab Emirates (partial restriction).
Associated Press is restricted in 5 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
BBC News is restricted in 7 countries and territories: Afghanistan (partial restriction), Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Vietnam (partial restriction).
Bluesky is restricted in 6 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Mississippi (age verification), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
CGTN is restricted in 5 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), United Kingdom (partial restriction), United States of America (partial restriction).
ChatGPT is restricted in 8 countries and territories: Cuba (complete ban), Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Italy (partial restriction), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Syrian Arab Republic (complete ban).
Discord is restricted in 12 countries and territories: Brazil (age verification), Egypt (partial restriction), Eritrea (complete ban), Gabon (age verification), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), Türkiye (complete ban), United Arab Emirates (partial restriction), United Kingdom (age verification).
DuckDuckGo is restricted in 6 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Indonesia (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
DW (Deutsche Welle) is restricted in 9 countries and territories: Afghanistan (partial restriction), Belarus (complete ban), Eritrea (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), Türkiye (complete ban), Venezuela (partial restriction).
Facebook is restricted in 16 countries and territories: Australia (age verification), Brazil (age verification), Canada (partial restriction), Eritrea (complete ban), France (age verification), Gabon (age verification), Indonesia (age verification), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Malaysia (age verification), Myanmar (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), Türkiye (age verification), United Arab Emirates (age verification).
GitHub is restricted in 9 countries and territories: Crimea (partial restriction), Cuba (partial restriction), Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (partial restriction), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (partial restriction), Russia (partial restriction), Syrian Arab Republic (partial restriction), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
Google is restricted in 5 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (partial restriction), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
Grindr is restricted in 19 countries and territories: Afghanistan (complete ban), Cuba (complete ban), Eritrea (complete ban), Indonesia (complete ban), Iraq (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Jordan (complete ban), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (complete ban), Lebanon (complete ban), Malaysia (complete ban), Maldives (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), Pakistan (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Qatar (complete ban), Sudan (complete ban), Syrian Arab Republic (complete ban), Türkiye (complete ban), United Arab Emirates (complete ban).
Instagram is restricted in 15 countries and territories: Australia (age verification), Brazil (age verification), Canada (partial restriction), Eritrea (complete ban), France (age verification), Gabon (age verification), Indonesia (age verification), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Malaysia (age verification), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), Türkiye (age verification), United Arab Emirates (age verification).
KakaoTalk is restricted in 6 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), United Arab Emirates (partial restriction).
LINE is restricted in 10 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (partial restriction), North Korea (complete ban), Oman (partial restriction), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Qatar (partial restriction), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), United Arab Emirates (partial restriction).
LinkedIn is restricted in 6 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (partial restriction), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
Medium is restricted in 6 countries and territories: Egypt (complete ban), Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Vietnam (complete ban).
Netflix is restricted in 6 countries and territories: Crimea (complete ban), Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Syrian Arab Republic (complete ban).
New York Times is restricted in 7 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (partial restriction), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Texas (age verification), Turkmenistan (complete ban), United Arab Emirates (partial restriction).
Odnoklassniki is restricted in 6 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Latvia (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Ukraine (complete ban).
Patreon is restricted in 5 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
Pinterest is restricted in 5 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
Quora is restricted in 5 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
Reddit is restricted in 12 countries and territories: Australia (age verification), Brazil (age verification), Eritrea (complete ban), France (age verification), Gabon (age verification), Indonesia (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), Türkiye (age verification), United Kingdom (age verification).
Reuters is restricted in 7 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Myanmar (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), Vietnam (partial restriction).
Roblox is restricted in 11 countries and territories: Algeria (complete ban), Egypt (complete ban), Eritrea (complete ban), Indonesia (age verification), Iraq (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), Oman (complete ban), Qatar (complete ban), Türkiye (complete ban), United Arab Emirates (partial restriction).
Rumble is restricted in 7 countries and territories: Brazil (complete ban), Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
Russia Today is restricted in 37 countries and territories: Albania (complete ban), Australia (partial restriction), Austria (complete ban), Belgium (complete ban), Bulgaria (complete ban), Canada (partial restriction), Croatia (complete ban), Cyprus (complete ban), Czech Republic (complete ban), Denmark (complete ban), Eritrea (complete ban), Estonia (complete ban), Finland (complete ban), France (complete ban), Germany (complete ban), Greece (complete ban), Hungary (complete ban), Ireland (complete ban), Italy (complete ban), Latvia (complete ban), Lithuania (complete ban), Luxembourg (complete ban), Malta (complete ban), Montenegro (complete ban), Netherlands (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), North Macedonia (complete ban), Poland (complete ban), Portugal (complete ban), Romania (complete ban), Slovakia (complete ban), Slovenia (complete ban), Spain (complete ban), Sweden (complete ban), Ukraine (complete ban), United Kingdom (complete ban), United States of America (partial restriction).
Signal is restricted in 7 countries and territories: Egypt (complete ban), Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
Snapchat is restricted in 12 countries and territories: Australia (age verification), Brazil (age verification), Eritrea (complete ban), France (age verification), Gabon (age verification), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), Türkiye (age verification), United Arab Emirates (age verification).
Spotify is restricted in 7 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), United Kingdom (age verification).
Substack is restricted in 7 countries and territories: Australia (age verification), Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), United Kingdom (age verification).
Telegram is restricted in 11 countries and territories: Cuba (complete ban), Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Nepal (partial restriction), North Korea (complete ban), Pakistan (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Somalia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), Vietnam (complete ban).
Threads is restricted in 14 countries and territories: Australia (age verification), Brazil (age verification), Canada (partial restriction), Eritrea (complete ban), France (age verification), Gabon (age verification), Indonesia (age verification), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Malaysia (age verification), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), Türkiye (age verification).
TikTok is restricted in 19 countries and territories: Afghanistan (complete ban), Australia (age verification), Brazil (age verification), Eritrea (complete ban), France (age verification), Gabon (age verification), India (complete ban), Indonesia (age verification), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Jordan (complete ban), Kyrgyzstan (complete ban), Malaysia (age verification), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Somalia (partial restriction), Turkmenistan (complete ban), Türkiye (age verification), United Arab Emirates (age verification), Uzbekistan (complete ban).
Tinder is restricted in 5 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), Pakistan (complete ban), United Arab Emirates (complete ban).
Tumblr is restricted in 10 countries and territories: Australia (age verification), Brazil (age verification), Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Kazakhstan (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Philippines (partial restriction), Turkmenistan (complete ban), United Kingdom (age verification).
Twitch is restricted in 11 countries and territories: Australia (age verification), Brazil (age verification), Eritrea (complete ban), France (age verification), Gabon (age verification), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (partial restriction), South Korea (complete ban), Türkiye (age verification).
Viber is restricted in 10 countries and territories: Egypt (partial restriction), Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), Oman (partial restriction), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Qatar (partial restriction), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), United Arab Emirates (partial restriction).
Vimeo is restricted in 6 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Indonesia (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
VKontakte is restricted in 5 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Latvia (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), Ukraine (complete ban).
WeChat is restricted in 4 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), India (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
WhatsApp is restricted in 11 countries and territories: Egypt (partial restriction), Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Jordan (partial restriction), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Qatar (partial restriction), Russia (complete ban), Sudan (partial restriction), Turkmenistan (complete ban), United Arab Emirates (partial restriction).
Wikipedia is restricted in 6 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (partial restriction), Myanmar (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (partial restriction).
X (formerly Twitter) is restricted in 17 countries and territories: Australia (age verification), Brazil (age verification), Eritrea (complete ban), France (age verification), Gabon (age verification), Indonesia (age verification), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Malaysia (age verification), Myanmar (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), Türkiye (age verification), Türkiye (partial restriction), United Arab Emirates (age verification), United Kingdom (age verification), Venezuela (complete ban).
Yandex is restricted in 5 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (partial restriction), Latvia (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), Ukraine (complete ban).
YouTube is restricted in 13 countries and territories: Australia (age verification), Brazil (age verification), Eritrea (complete ban), France (age verification), Gabon (age verification), Indonesia (age verification), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), Malaysia (age verification), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (complete ban), Russia (complete ban), Turkmenistan (complete ban), Türkiye (age verification).
Zoom is restricted in 5 countries and territories: Eritrea (complete ban), Islamic Republic of Iran (complete ban), North Korea (complete ban), People's Republic of China (partial restriction), Turkmenistan (complete ban).
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Apps and websites that a government or the platform itself has made unavailable or conditional in a given territory. Every entry is one of three kinds:
Those three say what a restriction is. They do not say what stage it has reached, so every entry also carries one of:
Every claim cites a high-quality primary or reputable secondary source — government decrees, OONI and Citizen Lab measurements, Freedom House research, established newsrooms, or a platform's own transparency pages. Wikipedia is not used except for the handful of countries whose internet is restricted by default.
Each link is opened and confirmed to support its specific row — a
200 is never treated as proof on its own — and sources are
never invented or auto-substituted. verify_links.py
re-checks every URL for rot.
Citations show who published them and what kind of evidence they are:
Some entries deliberately rest on a country-wide fact rather than a platform-specific citation — in states that block nearly everything, nobody publishes "Tumblr is blocked in Turkmenistan". Showing which is which is more useful than pretending they are the same.
The whole index is a single open file you can read, cite or reuse.