Where is VKontakte blocked?

VKontakte is blocked, restricted or age-gated in 5 countries and territories — 5 complete bans in total.

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Eritrea

Complete ban Since: Ongoing Reported

Islamic Republic of Iran

Complete ban Since: Unknown Reported Wikipedia

Blocked by broad, systematic blocking of major foreign social media platforms.

Latvia

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).

North Korea

Complete ban Since: Forever Reported Wikipedia

Ukraine

Complete ban Since: 2017 Reported Human Rights Watch

Blocked by the Ukrainian government via ISP bans under Presidential Decree No. 133/2017 targeting Russian tech companies.