Blocked in Latvia

The tracker lists 4 complete bans in Latvia.

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Odnoklassniki

Complete ban Since: 2022 In force NEPLP (Latvia)

Blocked alongside VKontakte by Latvia's NEPLP in May 2022 due to EU sanctions on their owners (Yury Kovalchuk and Vladimir Kiriyenko).

Russia Today

Complete ban Since: March 2022 In force EUR-Lex (Official Journal of the EU)

Banned by EU Regulation 2022/350 following the invasion of Ukraine.

VKontakte

Complete ban Since: 2022 In force NEPLP (Latvia)

Latvia's National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) ordered ISPs to block VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and other Russian social networks in May 2022 due to EU sanctions on their owners (Yury Kovalchuk and Vladimir Kiriyenko).

Yandex

Complete ban Since: December 2023 In force NEPLP (Latvia)

Latvia's NEPLP, which had already blocked VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, restricted access to Yandex's homepage in April 2022 over war disinformation, then expanded the block to all Yandex domains (including Yandex Music) in December 2023 citing content tied to EU-sanctioned individuals.