Where is LINE blocked?
LINE is blocked, restricted or age-gated in 10 countries and territories — 6 complete bans and 4 partial restrictions in total.
Islamic Republic of Iran
Blocked by the Iranian judiciary alongside other messaging apps.
North Korea
Oman
Oman maintains strict regulations on VoIP services, leading to blocks on apps like LINE to protect traditional telecommunications markets.
People's Republic of China
Citizen Lab measured Great Firewall DNS tampering and HTTP filtering of LINE domains from mainland People's Republic of China, disrupting chat, contact, account and in-app-store functions. LINE said its messaging service was inaccessible in mainland People's Republic of China; current access requires a circumvention route.
Qatar
VoIP services, including those provided by third-party apps like LINE, have been subject to regulations that often limit or block their use in favor of state-licensed operators.
Russia
Roskomnadzor added LINE's chat servers to its banned-site register after the operator failed to register as an information-distribution service under Russian law, preventing users from sending and receiving messages.
Saudi Arabia
LINE has faced bans and suspensions for failing to comply with local telecommunications regulations, restricting the app's VoIP calling functionalities.
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan's state-controlled internet blocks foreign messaging services. Reporting has specifically identified LINE among the blocked mobile messengers.
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates telecom controls throttle LINE's VoIP and communications functions as part of the licensing regime for foreign internet calling services; text messaging may remain available.
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