Where is DuckDuckGo blocked?
DuckDuckGo is blocked, restricted or age-gated in 6 countries and territories — 6 complete bans in total.
Indonesia
Indonesia blocked DuckDuckGo in July 2024; the communications ministry later confirmed the ban, citing complaints that its search results facilitated access to online gambling and pornography, which are illegal in the country.
Islamic Republic of Iran
Access is frequently restricted or blocked due to Islamic Republic of Iran's systemic censorship infrastructure.
North Korea
People's Republic of China
Blocked by the Great Firewall since early September 2014, and still unreachable from the mainland. The authorities have never said why it was blocked. It remains accessible from the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, which sit outside the Great Firewall.
Turkmenistan
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